CVE-2026-120479peterschulznl WP Data Access cross-site scripting

Low priorityMedium6.4EPSS not scored yet

CVE-2026-120479 is a cross-site scripting in peterschulznl WP Data Access, rated medium (6.4 on CVSS 3.1).

Why this priority: Medium severity, with no exploitation signal.

Published 7 Nov 2026 · Updated 7 Nov 2026 · NVD status: Deferred

What it is

Input is written into a web page without escaping, so an attacker's script runs in the browser of anyone who views it.

How it is reached

An attacker can exploit it over the network, with an ordinary user account, and nobody has to click anything.

What an attacker gains

The direct impact is limited: partial access to data or a partial outage. In practice, this kind of flaw lets an attacker act inside a signed-in user's browser session. The damage can spread past the vulnerable component into others.

Is it being exploited?

There is no public report of exploitation yet.

What to do

No fixed version is listed yet. Find every place peterschulznl WP Data Access runs, watch the references for a fix, and plan a replacement if it is no longer supported.
While there is no fix, review who holds accounts that can reach it.

Description from NVD

The WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Data Projects front-end simple form in versions up to, and including, 5.5.90 This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the value of TEXT/TINYTEXT/MEDIUMTEXT/LONGTEXT columns rendered by the WPDA_Simple_Form_Item_Textarea::show_item() method, which emits the stored column value directly inside a <textarea> element after only replacing '&' with '&'. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

What this means for your architecture.

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Components it touches

WordPress sites and their plugins. Plugins run inside the site with its database access, and many sites are public.
Web front ends and single-page apps. The flaw sits between a user's browser and the web application.
Admin consoles served to a browser. The flaw sits between a user's browser and the web application.

Trust boundaries in play

Authenticated network access. An account is needed, so exposure follows who can sign in: customers, partners or staff.
Isolation between components. The impact crosses out of the vulnerable component into others it should be isolated from.
Between a user's browser and the web application. An attacker who crosses it can act inside a signed-in user's browser session.

Questions to answer about your own systems

Where does peterschulznl WP Data Access run in your systems, and at which version?
Which of those instances can be reached from the internet or partner networks?
What can it reach once compromised: which data stores, secrets and services?

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Advisories

www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/980387d1-dd16-405d-8af2-fb7fb8b926db?source=cve

Sources

CVE records and CVSS scores from the NVD CVE API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Exploitation status from CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Exploit likelihood from FIRST’s Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), refreshed daily.
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