CVE-2026-4406 json
Gravity Forms <= 2.9.30 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'form_ids' Parameter
published 2026-04-07 7 mo ago modified 2026-07-24 3 mo ago also EUVD-2026-19994
- cvss
- 4.7
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Gravity Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the `form_ids` parameter in the `gform_get_config` AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.30. This is due to the `GFCommon::send_json()` method outputting JSON-encoded data wrapped in HTML comment delimiters using `echo` and `wp_die()`, which serves the response with a `Content-Type: text/html` header instead of `application/json`. The `wp_json_encode()` function does not HTML-encode angle brackets within JSON string values, allowing injected HTML/script tags in `form_ids` array values to be parsed and executed by the browser. The required `config_nonce` is generated with `wp_create_nonce('gform_config_ajax')` and is publicly embedded on every page that renders a Gravity Forms form, making it identical for all unauthenticated visitors within the same 12-hour nonce tick. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This vulnerability cannot be exploited against users who are authenticated on the target system, but could be used to alter the target page.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 7 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- Gravity Forms Gravity Forms
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4126d452-65a9-48f5-a3f5-5be1b8fff80c?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/gravityforms/trunk/common.php#L8267
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/gravityforms/trunk/includes/config/class-gf-config-collection.php#L56
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/gravityforms/trunk/includes/config/class-gf-config-service-provider.php#L144
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/gravityforms/trunk/includes/config/items/class-gf-config-global.php#L22
- docs.gravityforms.com /gravityforms-change-log/
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-4406
- NVD CVE-2026-4406
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