Simple Basic Contact Form <= 20250114 - Reflected XSS
Priority MEDIUM 64Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Simple Basic Contact Form WordPress plugin through 20250114 does not escape user-supplied input before reflecting it into the contact form output on validation errors, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability that unauthenticated attackers can exploit against site visitors via a crafted link or cross-site form submission.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00268 19th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 | Simple Basic Contact Form | up to 20250114 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Simple Basic Contact Form VendorUnknown Affected up to 20250114 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-8172
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x74w-29rh-ccvr
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-8172 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-8172 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x74w-29rh-ccvr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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