CVE-2026-42728 PUBLISHED

WordPress HT Contact Form 7 plugin <= 2.8.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Assigner: Patchstack
Reserved: 29.04.2026 Published: 27.05.2026 Updated: 27.05.2026

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in HT Plugins HT Contact Form 7 ht-contactform allows Stored XSS.This issue affects HT Contact Form 7: from n/a through <= 2.8.2.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS Score: 7.1

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Changed
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	Low
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	Low
User Interaction	Required	Availability Impact	Low

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	HT Plugins
Product	HT Contact Form 7
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 2.8.2 (incl.)

Credits

daroo | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program finder

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/ht-contactform/vulnerability/wordpress-ht-contact-form-7-plugin-2-8-2-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Problem Types

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CWE

Impacts

Stored XSS