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CVE-2021-24896: The Caldera Forms WordPress plugin before 1.9.5 does not sanitise and escape the Form Name before outputting it in attributes, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting at

medium Affects caldera-forms (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.3, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Caldera Forms WordPress plugin before 1.9.5 does not sanitise and escape the Form Name before outputting it in attributes, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting at

Package
caldera-forms (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.9.5
Fixed in
1.9.5
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (49.5th percentile)
Published
2021-12-13
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordcaldera-forms (WordPress plugin) advisories

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