Description
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Contact Form to DB by BestWebSoft <= 1.7.6 versions.
Published: 2026-10-06
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is an unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting flaw in the Contact Form to DB by BestWebSoft plugin for WordPress version 1.7.6 and earlier. It allows an attacker to inject arbitrary JavaScript into a page rendered to a visitor. An attacker could then steal session cookies, perform phishing, or redirect the user to malicious sites (inferred from typical XSS behavior). The weakness is a classic reflected XSS issue documented as CWE‑79.

Affected Systems

The flaw affects the plugin known as Contact Form to DB by BestWebSoft, produced by BestWebSoft. Versions 1.7.6 and earlier are vulnerable. WordPress sites that have installed this plugin and have not applied a later update are at risk.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.1 indicates a high severity, and the EPSS score of less than 1% indicates a low likelihood of exploitation. The lack of listing in CISA’s KEV catalog suggests no known exploitation at the time of this analysis. The attack can be carried out without authentication via a crafted request to a public URL served by the plugin (inferred from the nature of unauthenticated XSS).

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 7, 2026 at 06:11 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Contact Form to DB by BestWebSoft plugin to version 1.7.7 or later.
  • If an upgrade is not possible immediately, disable or delete the plugin until the update is applied.
  • Verify that all user‑supplied form data is properly sanitized by using a web application firewall or plugin that blocks or encodes script content before rendering.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 7, 2026 at 06:11 UTC.

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History

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Contact Form to DB by BestWebSoft <= 1.7.6 versions.
Title WordPress Contact Form to DB by BestWebSoft plugin <= 1.7.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Subscriptions

No data.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-06T10:31:39.162Z

Reserved: 2026-04-07T10:58:50.838Z

Link: CVE-2026-39745

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-06T10:30:32.329Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-06T09:17:45.730

Modified: 2026-10-06T15:04:25.990

Link: CVE-2026-39745

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-07T06:15:12Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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