Plugins · simple-contact-forms · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Simple Contact Forms safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 1.6.4
- Last updated
- 2016-10-03
- Active installs
- 20+
- Known issues on record
- 2
- Unpatched in latest
- 2
- Tested up to WP
- 4.6.30
This plugin is designed to strip all the hassle so you can insert contact forms where you want and how you want. — by owenr88
What to do
- There is no fixed version yet. If you can live without Simple Contact Forms for now, deactivate it and delete it until the developer ships a fix.
- If you must keep it, limit who can log in (remove unused accounts, especially low-level ones) and put a web application firewall in front of the site.
- Watch for an update: get an email when this page changes.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan, or have us clean it: Emergency Cleanup, $499.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get simple-contact-forms --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update simple-contact-forms updates it.
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Known vulnerabilities
2 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 8.1 affects latest 1.6.4 CVE-2025-60197 · published 2025-11-06
File inclusion in Simple Contact Forms (1.6.4 and older)
- Affected
- 1.6.4 and older
- Fixed in
- no fix listed yet
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- 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 owenr88 Simple Contact Forms simple-contact-forms allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Simple Contact Forms: from n/a through <= 1.6.4.
high 7.1 affects latest 1.6.4 CVE-2025-31615 · published 2025-03-31
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Simple Contact Forms (1.6.4 and older)
- Affected
- 1.6.4 and older
- Fixed in
- no fix listed yet
- 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 owenr88 Simple Contact Forms simple-contact-forms allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Simple Contact Forms: from n/a through <= 1.6.4.
Recent activity
- 2016-10-03 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.6.4).
- 2025-11-06 — File inclusion disclosed (CVE-2025-60197), no fix listed yet.
- 2025-03-31 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-31615), no fix listed yet.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: File inclusion (1) · Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/simple-contact-forms (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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