Clean-Contact <= 1.6 - Arbitrary Settings Update to Stored XSS via CSRF
Priority LOW 20CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The Clean-Contact WordPress plugin through 1.6 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack and lead to Stored XSS due to the lack of sanitisation and escaping as well
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00429 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Clean-Contact | 1.6 – 1.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Clean-Contact VendorUnknown Affected 1.6 – 1.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:clean-contact_project:clean-contact:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.6 | Vulnerable | Clean-contact Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:clean-contact_project:clean-contact:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.6 Vulnerable ·Clean-contact Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1914
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rj9h-5xjq-7hqq
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-1914 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-1914 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rj9h-5xjq-7hqq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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