CVE-2021-24777: The view submission functionality in the Hotscot Contact Form WordPress plugin before 1.3 makes a get request with the sub_id parameter which not sanitised, escaped or validated before inserting to a

high Affects contact-form (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2022-03-07; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The view submission functionality in the Hotscot Contact Form WordPress plugin before 1.3 makes a get request with the sub_id parameter which not sanitised, escaped or validated before inserting to a

Package: contact-form (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <1.3
Fixed in: 1.3
Severity: high CVSS 7.2
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (70.4th percentile)
Published: 2022-03-07
Source: nvd

References

CWE-89

NVD record contact-form (WordPress plugin) advisories

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