Description
The HT Contact Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Rich Text Editor Field in all versions up to, and including, 2.10.2 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.
Published: 2026-09-29
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored Cross‑Site Scripting
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The HT Contact Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder for WordPress plugin is affected by a stored cross‑site scripting flaw because content entered in the Rich Text Editor field is not properly sanitized or escaped before being saved and subsequently displayed. This allows an attacker to embed arbitrary web scripts that are executed automatically whenever a page containing the injected content is accessed by a visitor. The weakness aligns with CWE‑79 and can compromise the integrity of the site’s content and the browsers of all users who view the affected page.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability exists in the HT Contact Form plugin for WordPress distributed by HTPlugins, affecting all versions up to and including 2.10.2. WordPress sites that have installed or are running any of those versions and have enabled the rich text editor component in the form builder are at risk. Sites using newer releases, if available, presumably contain the fix, but administrators should confirm the version in use.

Risk and Exploitability

With a CVSS score of 7.2 the flaw represents a moderate to high risk. The attack is unauthenticated and stored; the vendor’s description indicates that injected scripts will execute whenever a user loads a page containing the vulnerable content, so all visitors to that page are subject to compromise. The EPSS score is not available, and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV. Based on the description, it is inferred that the likely attack vector is a public‑facing form that accepts untrusted input and renders it without proper sanitization, allowing attackers to insert malicious scripts.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 29, 2026 at 03:52 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the HT Contact Form plugin to a version newer than 2.10.2 that addresses the XSS flaw.
  • If an update is not immediately possible, disable the Rich Text Editor in the plugin’s configuration or replace it with a plain‑text field to prevent script injection.
  • Ensure that any custom code that uses the rich text editor performs strict input validation and output escaping in accordance with CWE‑79 mitigation practices.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 29, 2026 at 03:52 UTC.

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History

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Htplugins
Htplugins ht Contact Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder For Wordpress
Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions ht Contact Form
Vendors & Products Htplugins
Htplugins ht Contact Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder For Wordpress
Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions ht Contact Form

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The HT Contact Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Rich Text Editor Field in all versions up to, and including, 2.10.2 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.
Title HT Contact Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder for WordPress <= 2.10.2 Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Rich Text Editor Field
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'}


Subscriptions

Htplugins Ht Contact Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder For Wordpress
Wordpress-extensions Ht Contact Form
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-30T15:28:20.488Z

Reserved: 2026-09-22T22:55:53.095Z

Link: CVE-2026-96326

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T15:27:29.807Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-29T02:16:55.957

Modified: 2026-09-30T16:19:25.887

Link: CVE-2026-96326

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-29T13:19:42Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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