CVE-2026-5116
MediumCVSS 4.4Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk22th percentile - higher than 22% of all known CVEs
Summary
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.
Risk Assessment
The risk involves session hijacking or unauthorized actions in the admin context, potentially leading to full compromise of the WordPress site.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the plugin to the latest patched version immediately. Additionally, restrict admin panel access to trusted users only.
Other vulnerabilities in Contact Form 7 – Dynamic Text Extension
See all- CVE-2025-13146Medium
The Contact Form 7 – Dynamic Text Extension plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to and including 5.0.7. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode, making it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes. The vulnerability was partially patched in version 5.0.4.
- CVE-2025-63068Medium
The Contact Form 7 – Dynamic Text Extension by sevenspark is vulnerable to Basic XSS in versions up to and including 5.0.5. The issue involves improper neutralization of script-related HTML tags, allowing code injection.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS