---
id: CVE-2026-96227
title: >-
  The Piotnet Forms WordPress plugin through 1.0.30 does not authenticate or
  validate a form-submission file-upload request and permits browser-renderable
  file types to be stored, allowing unauthenticated attackers to store a file
  that exe…
summary: >-
  The Piotnet Forms WordPress plugin through 1.0.30 does not authenticate or
  validate a form-submission file-upload request and permits browser-renderable
  file types to be stored, allowing unauthenticated attackers to store a file
  that exe…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
published: '2026-10-11'
updated: '2026-10-11'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-11T12:17:30.353'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96227'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/90756840-b277-41bd-8104-16f839db5189/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-10-11T08:44:24.732Z'
epss: 0.0017
epssPercentile: 0.05761
---

## Overview

The Piotnet Forms WordPress plugin through 1.0.30 does not authenticate or validate a form-submission file-upload request and permits browser-renderable file types to be stored, allowing unauthenticated attackers to store a file that executes arbitrary JavaScript in the site's origin when it is opened (Stored XSS).

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.