CVE-2026-14870

HIGHPre-NVD 7.17.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-28. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms WordPress plugin before 1.5.3 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before reflecting it back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EG Risk
48(Track)
EG Risk 48/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 28, 2026

Last Modified

July 28, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 28, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms < 1.5.3 – Reflected XSS via form_id | CVE 2026-14870 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d574b78c-df04-4dab-bd33-e3a22ff51918/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-14870(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 22× in last 7d / 108× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-29 23:37 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-29 23:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
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  6. 2026-08-27 20:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-22 10:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  25. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
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  30. 2026-08-15 00:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  39. 2026-08-12 09:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  45. 2026-08-10 23:59 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-14870?
CVE-2026-14870 is a high vulnerability published on July 28, 2026. The Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms WordPress plugin before 1.5.3 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before reflecting it back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.
When was CVE-2026-14870 disclosed?
CVE-2026-14870 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-14870 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-14870 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 96.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-14870?
CVE-2026-14870 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-14870?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-14870, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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