Gravity Forms <= 2.10.5 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Post Body Field Value (CVE-2026-16649) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-16649

Gravity Forms <= 2.10.5 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Post Body Field Value

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-16649 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in Gravity Forms <= 2.10.5 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Post Body Field Value. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Gravity Forms/Gravity Forms (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 5, 2026Updated Sep 5, 2026Source checked Sep 5, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 5, 2026Material review Sep 5, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

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Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Gravity Forms/Gravity Forms (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Gravity Forms/Gravity Formsgeneric	0	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Gravity Forms/Gravity Forms.
Review the reported fix. Monitor this advisory for an available fix and review any installs of the affected package.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 5, 2026
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Source modified
Sep 5, 2026
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First seen by HOL
Sep 5, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

The Gravity Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Post Body Field Value in all versions up to, and including, 2.10.5 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 exploit survives save-time sanitization because wp_kses_post allows the required HTML tags and attributes, and the client-side tooltip script re-parses the browser-decoded aria-label value as innerHTML while only stripping script elements, leaving onerror and other event-handler attributes fully intact and executable.

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