CVE-2026-118048 json
WP Data Access <= 5.5.89 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Autocomplete Lookup Label
published 2d ago modified 2d ago also EUVD-2026-118961
- cvss
- 6.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 9%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The WP Data Access plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Simple Form autocomplete lookup label in versions up to, and including, 5.5.89 This is due to insufficient output escaping on the value returned by WPDA_Autocomplete::autocomplete_lookup() when it is emitted into a single-quoted HTML attribute by WPDA_Simple_Form_Item_Autocomplete::show_item() (the escape-output lint is explicitly suppressed on the echo line). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, who are permitted to edit a lookup row through a legacy Form, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user — including a higher-privileged user editing a linked record that uses the autocomplete relationship — accesses the injected page.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2d ago
Exploit prediction
0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- peterschulznl WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/25cf5cf7-d846-4f0e-aa6b-bbf7dba27b10?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.5.89/WPDataAccess/Simple_Form/WPDA_Simple_Form_Item_Autocomplete.php#L73
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.5.89/WPDataAccess/Utilities/WPDA_Autocomplete.php#L141
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset?reponame=&new=3771310%40wp-data-access%2Ftags%2F5.5.90&old=3761178%40wp-data-access%2Ftags%2F5.5.89
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-118048
- NVD CVE-2026-118048
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