WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2019-17072 Modified

New Contact Form Widget: SQL injection

New Contact Form Widget is affected by SQL injection. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can alter database queries and expose or modify WordPress data.

CVE / CNA score 9.8 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 9.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
New Contact Form Widget
Plugin slug
new-contact-form-widget
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Oct 10, 2019
Weakness
CWE-89 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

This CVE was published Oct 10, 2019 and is one of 5 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update New Contact Form Widget 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

The new-contact-form-widget (aka Contact Form Widget - Contact Query, Form Maker) plugin 1.0.9 for WordPress has SQL Injection via all-query-page.php.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources