Contact Form 7 – Dynamic Text Extension <= 5.0.5 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- 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
The Contact Form 7 – Dynamic Text Extension plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.5. This is due to insufficient output escaping on form shortcode keys displayed in the admin "Scan Forms for Post Meta and User Data Keys" page. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when an Administrator runs the scan feature.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sevenspark | DTX – Dynamic Text Extension for Contact Form 7 | up to 5.0.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- DTX – Dynamic Text Extension for Contact Form 7 Vendorsevenspark Affected up to 5.0.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-5116
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h3v3-jhc3-m8w7
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/759add85-3d72-46d5-a973-dd8dcfb9f336?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-form-7-dynamic-text-extension/tags/5.0.4/includes/admin/settings.php#L559
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-form-7-dynamic-text-extension/tags/5.0.4/includes/admin/settings.php#L544
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?new=3561908%40contact-form-7-dynamic-text-extension%2Ftags%2F5.0.6&old=3463604%40contact-form-7-dynamic-text-extension%2Ftags%2F5.0.5
More sevenspark vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-04228 ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu < 1.7.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS in Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2026-70382 Sensitive data exposure in Contact Form 7 Dynamic Text Extension CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-03348 UberMenu <= 3.8.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Reset CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2025-12018 Contact Form 7 – Dynamic Text Extension <= 5.0.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-04752 Bellows Accordion Menu <= 1.4.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2025-31291 WordPress ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu plugin <= 1.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-5116 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-5116 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h3v3-jhc3-m8w7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences