ARforms Plugin up to 7.2.4 on WordPress Admin Entry Detail View maybe_unserialize description cross site scripting

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ARforms Plugin up to 7.2.4. The impacted element is the function maybe_unserialize of the component Admin Entry Detail View. The manipulation of the argument Description leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-12427. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in ARforms Plugin up to 7.2.4 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function maybe_unserialize of the component Admin Entry Detail View. The manipulation of the argument description with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The ARforms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'description' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.2.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The injected payload is deserialized via maybe_unserialize() when an administrator views the affected entry; if the attacker's array contains a 'referrer' key, the attacker-controlled page_url and http_referrer values are used as-is and rendered unescaped into the admin entry detail view.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-12427 since 06/16/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• ARforms Plugin

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• 7.2.0
• 7.2.1
• 7.2.2
• 7.2.3
• 7.2.4

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