MEDIUM 4.4 NVD
CVE-2026-5116
The Contact Form 7 – Dynamic Text Extension plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.5. This
The Contact Form 7 – Dynamic Text Extension plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.5. This is due to insufficient output escaping on form shortcode keys displayed in the admin "Scan Forms for Post Meta and User Data Keys" page. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when an Administrator runs the scan feature.
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-form-7-dynamic-text-extension/tags/5.0.
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-form-7-dynamic-text-extension/tags/5.0.
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?new=3561908%40contact-form-7-dynamic-text-ext
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/759add85-3d72-46d5-a973-dd8dcfb9
This medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4 was published on 2026-08-05 via NVD.
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