russellr Tectite Forms Plugin up to 1.3 on WordPress Setting admin_init cross-site request forgery

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in russellr Tectite Forms Plugin up to 1.3 on WordPress. The affected element is the function admin_init of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-9599. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in russellr Tectite Forms Plugin up to 1.3 on WordPress. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function admin_init of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Tectite Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the admin_init function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings, including the tectite_forms_button option, via a forged request via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

The weakness was released by Muhammad Afnaan. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-9599 since 05/26/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• russellr

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• Tectite Forms Plugin

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• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3

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