Vulnerability in WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Charts, Maps & Dashboards — CVE-2026-118204

What to do now

Update WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Charts, Maps & Dashboards to 5.5.90 or later.

Affected versions

• Everything up to and including 5.5.89

The WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'ImageURL column value (populated from wp_usermeta.description in the demonstrated path)' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.5.89 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Exploitation requires an administrator to have published a DataTables shortcode over a database column the attacker controls (e.g., wp_usermeta.description) with the Image URL media type assigned to that column — both are supported plugin features but are not enabled by default.

This description is reproduced verbatim from the public vulnerability record.

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.5.88/WPDataAccess/Data_Tables/WPDA_Data_Tables.php#L1017
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.5.88/WPDataAccess/Data_Tables/WPDA_Data_Tables.php#L1062
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.5.88/includes/class-wp-data-access.php#L490
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3771310%40wp-data-access%2Ftags%2F5.5.90&old=3761178%40wp-data-access%2Ftags%2F5.5.89
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/64fedaf1-3edf-43e9-8521-95a5efa1c8f4?source=cve

This page is compiled automatically from public databases. Accuracy is not guaranteed; confirm against the vendor advisory before acting.