A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the WPForms Contact Form (aka wpforms-lite) plugin before 1.5.9 for WordPress.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-10385 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.43%, 90th percentile). Core evidence: 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.96% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48245 | exploit_db | edb | 2020-03-24 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.47% | 4.43% | +3.96% |
| 2 | 2026-04-15 | 0.57% | 0.47% | -0.11% |
| 3 | 2025-10-07 | — | 0.57% | — |
Full EPSS history (18 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
|
2.3 | 2.7 | [email protected] |
| 3.5 | 2.0 | LOW |
|
6.8 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpforms | contact_form | < 1.5.9 | cpe:2.3:a:wpforms:contact_form:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156910/WordPress-WP-Forms-1.5.8.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforms-lite/#developers | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10114 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.getastra.com/blog/911/plugin-exploit/stored-xss-vulnerability-found-in-wpforms-plugin/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.jinsonvarghese.com/stored-xss-vulnerability-found-in-wpforms-plugin/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |