Description
Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in WPZOOM Forms – Contact Form Plugin for Gutenberg <= 2.0.4 versions.
Published: 2026-08-18
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a Cross Site Scripting flaw present in WPZOOM Forms – Contact Form Plugin for Gutenberg up to version 2.0.4. It allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts that are executed in the context of a user’s browser when the compromised content is displayed, potentially enabling session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious actions on the victim’s behalf. The weakness is classified as CWE‑79.

Affected Systems

WPZOOM Forms – Contact Form Plugin for Gutenberg, versions 2.0.4 and earlier, used on WordPress sites.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 indicates a medium to high risk. EPSS data is not available, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The likely attack vector is through user interaction with the plugin’s form or settings page, and the flaw may be exploitable by an unauthenticated or low‑privileged user who can submit crafted form data. Given the lack of a public exploit and the absence of a KEV listing, exploitation is considered possible but not confirmed.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 18, 2026 at 18:02 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the WPZOOM Forms plugin to the latest available version to eliminate the XSS flaw.
  • If an upgrade is not feasible, disable or uninstall the plugin entirely to remove the attack surface.
  • Implement a content security policy that restricts script execution on the WordPress site, or sanitize the plugin’s output to mitigate the impact until a patch is applied.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 18, 2026 at 18:02 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wpzoom
Wpzoom wpzoom Forms – Contact Form Plugin For Gutenberg
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wpzoom
Wpzoom wpzoom Forms – Contact Form Plugin For Gutenberg

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in WPZOOM Forms – Contact Form Plugin for Gutenberg <= 2.0.4 versions.
Title WordPress WPZOOM Forms – Contact Form plugin for Gutenberg plugin <= 2.0.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Subscriptions

Wordpress Wordpress
Wpzoom Wpzoom Forms – Contact Form Plugin For Gutenberg
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-18T14:27:29.922Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T14:00:34.306Z

Link: CVE-2026-66639

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T14:27:26.970Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-18T15:16:58.623

Modified: 2026-08-20T12:49:04.990

Link: CVE-2026-66639

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T12:33:39Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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