Vulnerability Report
Plugin Medium Patch path listed CVE-2025-3468

NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder – Contact forms and much more <= 8.9.1 - Authenticated (Custom) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

The NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder – Contact forms and much more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the clean_html and form_fields parameters in all versions up to, and including, 8.9.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Custom-level access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Quick Answer

CVE-2025-3468 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.4 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress. It affects Versions up to 8.9.1 and is fixed in 8.9.2.

Published
May 07, 2025
Last Updated
May 08, 2025
Slug
nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
Patched release is available
Remediation
Update to version 8.9.2, or a newer patched version
Operator Briefing

CVE-2025-3468 is tracked for the Plugin NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress as medium severity with CVSS 6.4. The affected range is Versions up to 8.9.1. Update NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress to 8.9.2 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type
Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Primary Fixed Version
8.9.2
Primary Affected Range
Versions up to 8.9.1
Tracking ID
CVE-2025-3468
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder View on wordpress.org
CVE CVE-2025-3468
Patched Versions
8.9.2
Affected Versions
Versions up to 8.9.1
Related CVE Cluster

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CVE-2024-37512 NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Medium CVE-2024-25593 8.5.6 Feb 12, 2024
CVE-2024-25593 NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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