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TI-2022-03869 Aliases CVE-2022-4226GHSA-pgv2-pwvq-76wq

Simple Basic Contact Form < 20221201 - Admin+ Stored XSS

Priority MEDIUM 55Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Simple Basic Contact Form WordPress plugin before 20221201 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00559 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Simple Basic Contact Form (Unknown): 20221201

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownSimple Basic Contact Formbefore 2022120120221201Patch availableCNA
  • Simple Basic Contact Form VendorUnknown Affected before 20221201 Fixed in 20221201 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wpkube:simple_basic_contact_form:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 20221201Vulnerablewpkube
  • cpe:2.3:a:wpkube:simple_basic_contact_form:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 20221201 Vulnerable ·wpkube

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Simple Basic Contact Form (Unknown) Fixed in 20221201

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4226
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pgv2-pwvq-76wq

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2024-11789 Simple Basic Contact Form < 20250114 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences