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Is HT Contact Form safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (2.10.4)

As of 2026-11-04. 10 issues are on record for older versions; version 2.10.3 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix.

Latest version
2.10.4
Last updated
2026-10-29
Active installs
10,000+
Known issues on record
10
Unpatched in latest
0
Tested up to WP
7.1.4

The easiest drag & drop form builder for WordPress. Create contact forms, surveys, and lead capture forms in minutes with 38+ fields and 21+ integ … — by HT Plugins

What to do

  1. Update to the latest version (2.10.4). Anything older than 2.10.3 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
  2. If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
  3. Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
  4. If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get ht-contactform --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update ht-contactform updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

10 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

high 7.2 CVE-2026-96326 · published 2026-09-29

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in HT Contact Form (2.10.2 and older)

Affected
2.10.2 and older
Fixed in
2.10.3 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory

The HT Contact Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Rich Text Editor Field in all versions up to, and including, 2.10.2 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.

NVD CVE-2026-96326Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)

high 7.2 CVE-2026-93303 · published 2026-09-25

DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) in HT Contact Form (2.10.1 and older)

Affected
2.10.1 and older
Fixed in
2.10.2 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory

The HT Contact Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via 'form_data' Rich Text Field via Draft Save/Resume in all versions up to, and including, 2.10.1 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. Exploitation requires tricking a user into clicking an attacker-supplied draft resume URL, which the attacker constructs using the draft_key and access_token returned directly in the save response.

NVD CVE-2026-93303Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source

high 7.5 CVE-2026-14206 · published 2026-08-10

Information disclosure in HT Contact Form (older than 2.9.3)

Affected
older than 2.9.3
Fixed in
2.9.3
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory

The HT Contact Form WordPress plugin before 2.9.3 does not perform any authorization check on the endpoint that returns a saved form draft, allowing unauthenticated users to read the personal data (name, email, phone, address) stored in form drafts.

NVD CVE-2026-14206WPScan advisory

high 7.2 CVE-2026-7052 · published 2026-05-28

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in HT Contact Form (2.8.2 and older)

Affected
2.8.2 and older
Fixed in
2.8.3 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory

The HT Contact Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'file_upload' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.2 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. Exploitation requires the 'Store Submissions' setting to be enabled, as this controls whether unsanitized field values are persisted to the database and subsequently rendered via dangerouslySetInnerHTML in the admin entry viewer.

NVD CVE-2026-7052Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source

high 7.1 CVE-2026-42728 · published 2026-05-27

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in HT Contact Form (2.8.2 and older)

Affected
2.8.2 and older
Fixed in
2.8.3
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in HT Plugins HT Contact Form 7 ht-contactform allows Stored XSS.This issue affects HT Contact Form 7: from n/a through <= 2.8.2.

NVD CVE-2026-42728Patchstack advisory

medium 6.6 CVE-2025-54015 · published 2025-07-16

File inclusion in HT Contact Form (2.0.0 and older)

Affected
2.0.0 and older
Fixed in
2.1.0
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs an admin-level account
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in HT Plugins HT Contact Form 7 ht-contactform allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects HT Contact Form 7: from n/a through <= 2.0.0.

NVD CVE-2025-54015Patchstack advisory

critical 9.8 CVE-2025-7360 · published 2025-07-15

Remote code execution in HT Contact Form (2.2.1 and older)

Affected
2.2.1 and older
Fixed in
2.2.2 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory

The HT Contact Form Widget For Elementor Page Builder & Gutenberg Blocks & Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file moving due to insufficient file path validation in the handle_files_upload() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to move arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is moved (such as wp-config.php).

NVD CVE-2025-7360Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)wordpress.org

critical 9.8 CVE-2025-7341 · published 2025-07-15

Arbitrary file deletion in HT Contact Form (2.2.1 and older)

Affected
2.2.1 and older
Fixed in
2.2.2 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory

The HT Contact Form Widget For Elementor Page Builder & Gutenberg Blocks & Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the temp_file_delete() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php).

NVD CVE-2025-7341Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source

critical 9.8 CVE-2025-7340 · published 2025-07-15

Arbitrary file upload in HT Contact Form (2.2.1 and older)

Affected
2.2.1 and older
Fixed in
2.2.2 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory

The HT Contact Form Widget For Elementor Page Builder & Gutenberg Blocks & Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the temp_file_upload() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

NVD CVE-2025-7340Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source

medium 6.5 CVE-2025-24726 · published 2025-01-24

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in HT Contact Form (1.2.1 and older)

Affected
1.2.1 and older
Fixed in
1.2.2
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in HT Plugins HT Contact Form 7 ht-contactform allows Stored XSS.This issue affects HT Contact Form 7: from n/a through <= 1.2.1.

NVD CVE-2025-24726Patchstack advisory

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