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Stored cross-site scripting in WordPress Contact Form 7 Post Fields

Priority LOW 28CWE-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 · Low
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 Post Fields plugin (cf7-post-fields) by Markus Wiesenhofer for WordPress, versions through 2.6.0, does not neutralize input when it generates web pages (CWE-79). An attacker with low privileges can store script that runs in another user's browser after that user interacts with the page.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

Description from the CNA

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Markus Wiesenhofer Contact Form 7 – Post Fields cf7-post-fields allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Contact Form 7 – Post Fields: from n/a through 2.6.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0013 2nd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Markus WiesenhoferContact Form 7 – Post Fieldsup to 2.6.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Contact Form 7 – Post Fields VendorMarkus Wiesenhofer Affected up to 2.6.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Contact Form 7 Post Fields.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-121768
  2. 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-73qh-px6h-pjq6
  3. 2026-11-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-11-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

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