Server-side template injection in Contact Form by Supsystic plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
The Contact Form by Supsystic WordPress plugin before 1.11.1 does not sandbox the template engine that renders its forms, so stored form-editor content reaches the engine as executable template code (CWE-94). An administrator can use this server-side template injection to execute arbitrary code on the server. The injected template runs whenever a visitor loads a page with the form, so an unauthenticated visitor can read server-side secrets such as authentication salts and database credentials. An exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
The Contact Form by Supsystic WordPress plugin before 1.11.1 does not sandbox the template engine used to render its forms and allows stored form-editor content to reach that engine as executable template code, enabling an administrator to perform server-side template injection and execute arbitrary code on the server. The injected template is compiled and executed whenever any visitor loads a page containing the form, so the stored payload also lets an unauthenticated visitor read server-side secrets such as authentication salts and database credentials.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 | Contact Form by Supsystic | before 1.11.1 | 1.11.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Contact Form by Supsystic VendorUnknown Affected before 1.11.1 Fixed in 1.11.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update Contact Form by Supsystic to version 1.11.1 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA Contact Form by Supsystic (Unknown) Fixed in 1.11.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Contact Form by Supsystic 1.11.1
5 records Highest priority Priority LOW 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-82311 Contact Form by Supsystic lets attackers delete statisticsPriority LOW 29
- TI-2026-82308 CSRF in Contact Form by Supsystic lets attackers change mail settingsPriority LOW 23
- TI-2026-82309 Missing CSRF checks in Contact Form by Supsystic let attackers delete dataPriority LOW 19
Timeline
- 2026-10-29 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-115301
- 2026-10-29 Alias added: GHSA-vw93-qjx2-fxhw
- 2026-10-29 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-29 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-115301 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-115301 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vw93-qjx2-fxhw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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