Generate PDF using Contact Form 7 < 3.6 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Generate PDF WordPress plugin before 3.6 does not sanitise and escape its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00684 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Generate PDF using Contact Form 7 (Unknown): 3.6
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Generate PDF using Contact Form 7 | 3.6 to before 3.6 | 3.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- Generate PDF using Contact Form 7 VendorUnknown Affected 3.6 to before 3.6 Fixed in 3.6 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:zealousweb:generate_pdf_using_contact_form_7:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.6 | Vulnerable | zealopensource |
- cpe:2.3:a:zealousweb:generate_pdf_using_contact_form_7:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.6 Vulnerable ·zealopensource
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Generate PDF using Contact Form 7 (Unknown) Fixed in 3.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3070
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pf9p-4wwq-p4gf
References
More zealopensource Generate Pdf Using Contact Form 7 vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-25055 WordPress Generate PDF using Contact Form 7 plugin <= 4.1.2 - CSRF to Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-05861 Generate PDF using Contact Form 7 <= 4.1.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Deletion CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-05860 Generate PDF using Contact Form 7 <= 4.1.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-3070 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-3070 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pf9p-4wwq-p4gf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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