CVE-2026-5116: Contact Form 7 – Dynamic Text Extension <= 5.0.5 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Published Aug 5, 2026
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Updated

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.

Affected Software

1 affected component
WordPress Contact Form 7 – Dynamic Text Extension<=5.0.5

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade wordpress/contact-form-7-dynamic-text-extension to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.0.5
  2. Compensating control

    Limit access to the WordPress admin feature "Scan Forms for Post Meta and User Data Keys" so only trusted administrators/roles can run the scan.

Event History

Aug 5, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:37 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:37 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
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