WordPress Contact Form By Mega Forms plugin <= 1.2.4 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Authenticated (subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Ali Khallad's Contact Form By Mega Forms plugin <= 1.2.4 at WordPress.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00564 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Khallad | Contact Form By Mega Forms (WordPress plugin) | <= 1.2.4 – 1.2.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Contact Form By Mega Forms (WordPress plugin) VendorAli Khallad Affected <= 1.2.4 – 1.2.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:contact_form_by_mega_forms_project:contact_form_by_mega_forms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.2.4 | Vulnerable | Contact Form By Mega Forms Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:contact_form_by_mega_forms_project:contact_form_by_mega_forms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.2.4 Vulnerable ·Contact Form By Mega Forms Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-40191
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qhq9-93x7-7x6h
References
More Ali Khallad vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-36307 WordPress Contact Form By Mega Forms Plugin <= 1.6.1 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2022-40191 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-40191 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qhq9-93x7-7x6h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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