WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2022-50959 Deferred

Contact Form Builder: Cross-site scripting

Contact Form Builder is affected by cross-site scripting. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed. The published affected range is 1.6.1.

CVE / CNA score 5.1 CVSS 4.0 · disclosure@vulncheck.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Contact Form Builder
Plugin slug
contact-forms-builder
Affected
1.6.1
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
May 10, 2026
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published May 10, 2026 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Contact Form Builder to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

WordPress Contact Form Builder 1.6.1 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts by exploiting the form_id parameter. Attackers can craft malicious URLs to code_generator.php with script payloads in the form_id parameter to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browsers.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Primary and upstream sources