Vulnerability record
CVE-2026-12424
The short answer
CVE-2026-12424 affects n/a ARforms and is rated high (CVSS 7.2). It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
What it is
The ARforms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Referer Header in all versions up to, and including, 7.2.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The arf_save_incomplete_form_data() AJAX handler is registered with wp_ajax_nopriv_, meaning unauthenticated attackers can store a malicious payload by submitting a partial form entry with a forged Referer header, with no authentication required at any step.
Weakness: CWE-79.
Severity
7.2 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Not listed
CISA lists confirmed exploitation only
EPSS, next 30 days
No score
FIRST scores CVEs within a day of publication
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Affected products
ARforms. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
Questions
Is CVE-2026-12424 being exploited?
It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 2026-11-11.
How do I fix CVE-2026-12424?
Follow the vendor advisory in the references below. NVD lists the affected versions under its configurations.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Deferred. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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