PT-2026-24196 · WordPress · Metform Pro

Andrea Bocchetti · Published 2026-03-10 · Updated 2026-03-19 · CVE-2026-1261

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MetForm Pro plugin for WordPress versions through 3.9.6

Description The MetForm Pro plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting through the Quiz feature. Insufficient input sanitization and output escaping allow unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These scripts will execute when a user accesses an injected page.

Recommendations Update the MetForm Pro plugin to a version later than 3.9.6.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-1261

Affected Products

Metform Pro

References · 10

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1261 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/cyberbivash/status/2031350553951744230 · Twitter Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/metform-pro/tags/3.9.5/core/features/quiz/loader.php#L85 · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/metform-pro/tags/3.9.5/core/features/quiz/loader.php#L69 · Note
• https://twitter.com/infoflowcloud/status/2034521861950759050 · Twitter Post
• https://wpmet.com/plugin/metform/roadmaps · Note
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/46996 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2034520455327994310 · Twitter Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/metform-pro/tags/3.9.5/core/features/quiz/loader.php#L121 · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e6361ada-f2ba-404e-b9d3-b169da44aa90?source=cve · Note