Contact Form by WPForms: A security weakness
Contact Form by WPForms is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation. The published affected range is <= 1.9.8.7.
- Component
- Contact Form by WPForms
- Plugin slug
wpforms-lite- Affected
- <= 1.9.8.7
- Safe version
1.9.9.2- Published
- Mar 25, 2026
This CVE was published Mar 25, 2026 and is one of 14 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Contact Form by WPForms to 1.9.9.2 or later, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
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
Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data vulnerability in Syed Balkhi Contact Form by WPForms wpforms-lite allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.This issue affects Contact Form by WPForms: from n/a through <= 1.9.8.7.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N