Description
The Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.54 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The extension blocklist gatekeeper is bypassed by uploading text-type files (.txt, .csv, .vtt, .srt, .asc) whose contents begin with an HTML payload such as '<BODY onload=…>', as the check classifies these files as text/plain without inspecting their byte content.
Published: 2026-10-16
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored Cross‑Site Scripting via file upload
Action: Patch immediately
AI Analysis

Impact

Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 up to version 3.5.54 is vulnerable to stored cross‑site scripting because the plugin does not properly sanitize or escape file contents uploaded through the interface. Unauthenticated users can upload a text‑type file whose first bytes contain an HTML payload, for example a body tag with an onload event, and that payload is stored and later rendered on pages. The result is that any visitor who views an injected page will have the attacker’s script executed in their browser, enabling cookie theft, session hijacking, defacement, and other malicious outcomes. The weakness corresponds to CWE‑79 input validation error.

Affected Systems

The affected product is Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 developed by themefic, a WordPress plugin. All release versions up to and including 3.5.54 are impacted. No other vendors or products are listed as affected.

Risk and Exploitability

With a CVSS score of 7.2 the vulnerability presents a moderate‑to‑high risk. The EPSS score is not available, and the issue is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog, indicating it is not known to be actively exploited in the wild as of the time of this assessment. The likely attack vector is unauthenticated file upload: the attacker can simply upload a malicious otherwise‑text file through the plugin’s interface or a front‑end form, bypassing the blocklist gatekeeper that only checks MIME type names. Once the file is stored, any site visitor’s browser that loads a page referencing the file will execute the malicious script. Because authentication is not required, the potential offender could be anyone with network access to the WordPress site.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 16, 2026 at 11:41 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 to the latest version that addresses the XSS flaw
  • If an update is not possible immediately, block or sanitize uploads of text‑type files (.txt, .csv, .vtt, .srt, .asc) by adjusting WordPress upload restrictions or using a security plugin to filter file contents
  • Deploy a Content Security Policy that restricts inline script execution and enforces that only scripts from trusted origins are allowed to run
  • Monitor website activity for signs of script injection or unusual page behavior

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 16, 2026 at 11:41 UTC.

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History

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.54 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The extension blocklist gatekeeper is bypassed by uploading text-type files (.txt, .csv, .vtt, .srt, .asc) whose contents begin with an HTML payload such as '<BODY onload=…>', as the check classifies these files as text/plain without inspecting their byte content.
Title Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 <= 3.5.54 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via File Upload
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-16T14:39:04.802Z

Reserved: 2026-10-01T16:17:31.232Z

Link: CVE-2026-103999

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Updated: 2026-10-16T14:34:37.547Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-16T06:17:03.927

Modified: 2026-10-16T15:17:02.880

Link: CVE-2026-103999

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-10-16T13:25:59Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')