CVE-2026-118048
WP Data Access <= 5.5.89 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Autocomplete Lookup Label
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.
Fixes and workarounds
No remediation reported in collected sources.
Missing remediation information is not evidence that no patch exists.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Versions | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps peterschulznl |
≥ 0; ≤ 5.5.89 (affected, semver)
Other versions: unaffected |
CNA: Wordfence |
Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.
CVSS assessments
| Version / score | Vector | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| 3.1 / 6.4 medium |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | CNA: Wordfence |
Exploit evidence
No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/25cf5cf7-d846-4f0e-aa6b-bbf7dba27b10?source=cveCNA: Wordfence
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.5.89/WPDataAccess/Simple_Form/WPDA_Simple_Form_Item_Autocomplete.php#L73CNA: Wordfence
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.5.89/WPDataAccess/Utilities/WPDA_Autocomplete.php#L141CNA: Wordfence
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3771310%40wp-data-access%2Ftags%2F5.5.90&old=3761178%40wp-data-access%2Ftags%2F5.5.89CNA: Wordfence
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