BestWebSoft Contact Form to DB by BestWebSoft Plugin up to 1.7.5 on WordPress /wp-admin/admin.php cntctfrm_contact_dropdown cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in BestWebSoft Contact Form to DB by BestWebSoft Plugin up to 1.7.5. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /wp-admin/admin.php. Such manipulation of the argument cntctfrm_contact_dropdown leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-13359. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in BestWebSoft Contact Form to DB by BestWebSoft Plugin up to 1.7.5. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the file /wp-admin/admin.php. The manipulation of the argument cntctfrm_contact_dropdown with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

The Contact Form to DB by BestWebSoft – Messages Database Plugin For WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via cntctfrm_contact_dropdown Parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The injected payload executes in the context of an administrator's browser session when they visit the plugin's message manager page at /wp-admin/admin.php?page=cntctfrmtdb_manager, making it possible to compromise administrator-level sessions via a simple unauthenticated contact form submission.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-13359 since 06/25/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

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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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• BestWebSoft

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• Contact Form to DB by BestWebSoft Plugin

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• 1.7.0
• 1.7.1
• 1.7.2
• 1.7.3
• 1.7.4
• 1.7.5

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