CVE-2025-14028
CVSS 4.4 MediumEPSS 0.0%
- CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Published: 2026-01-07T12:16:51.193
The Contact Us Simple Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 1.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
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How to fix CVE-2025-14028
CVE-2025-14028 is a medium severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.
Description: The Contact Us Simple Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 1.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in […]
Affected Versions:
❌ Vulnerable: ≤ 1.0
✅ Safe: ≥ 1.1
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Verify version (vulnerable: ≤ 1.0)
- Update to ≥ 1.1 or later
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Description: The Contact Us Simple Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 1.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in […]
Affected Versions:
❌ Vulnerable: ≤ 1.0
✅ Safe: ≥ 1.1
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
1 Identify affected systems
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Verify version (vulnerable: ≤ 1.0)
2 Immediate actions
- Update to ≥ 1.1 or later
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
3 Verification
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
4 Long-term prevention
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Exploit Difficulty Assessment
HARD
Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
Public Exploits: Rare or not public
Affected Versions
Vulnerable: ≤ 1.0
Safe: ≥ 1.1
Vulnerability Timeline
Jan 07, 2026
Vulnerability Published
CVE details first published to NVD database
Jan 07, 2026
Imported to Database
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