Contact Form Entries - Remote Code Execution (CVE-2026-9843)

CVE-2026-9843

Vulnerability CVE-2026-9843 PLUGIN contact-form-entries HIGH

The Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the view_page function in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.1. 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). Successful exploitation requires an administrator to view or edit the poisoned form entry, at which point PHP's bracket parser reshapes the attacker-crafted JSON key to bypass the stored-path isset check and trigger deletion of the traversal-specified file.

CVE-2026-9843

HIGH CVSS 8.1 Published 2026-06-20 Updated 2026-06-22

AI Risk High (87/100) Active Exploit: No strong signal Published Exploit: No public exploit references Priority: P2 Urgent

Severity Band HIGH

CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Affected Components 1

Reference Links 7

AI Risk Engine High (87/100)

Exploitability Very High

Active Exploitation No strong signal

Published Exploit Status No public exploit references

Threat Timeline

2026-06-20 CVE published and first recorded in the threat feed.
2026-06-22 Record updated with latest vulnerability metadata.
2026-06-23 AI technical context refreshed for mitigation and impact guidance.
Now Monitoring for follow-up changes, linked references, and new related CVEs.

AI Context

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AI Updated 90 days ago

AI enriched 90 days ago (2026-06-23 17:46 UTC)

Technical Summary

Potential Impact

Severity is HIGH (CVSS 8.1). Depending on deployment context, affected components may be exposed to unauthorized actions or data integrity risk.

Exploitability Assessment

Exploitability is assessed as Very High based on remote code execution potential, low-bar exploit prerequisites.

Primary risk drivers: remote code execution potential, low-bar exploit prerequisites

Mitigation Recommendations

Validate affected product versions, prioritize patching, and monitor references for vendor remediation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, apply compensating controls and limit exposure of vulnerable surfaces.

Detection & Monitoring

Track authentication anomalies, unexpected file writes, and suspicious plugin API activity around affected components.

Business Impact Lens

AI risk score 87/100 (High, Very High) with priority P2 Urgent. Prioritize remediation where affected components process customer data, admin sessions, or Internet-exposed workflows.

Affected Products

Contact Form Entries PLUGIN · contact-form-entries Affected range not specified Fixed version not specified

References

What to do about this

Patch immediately Serious, and reachable without meaningful privilege.

Fix it

Update Contact Form Entries to the latest available version.

Where the vendor has not published a fix yet, disable the plugin until they do.

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Am I affected by this vulnerability?

You are affected if your site runs Contact Form Entries. No account is needed to exploit this, so a public site is reachable by anyone.

How do I fix it?

Update Contact Form Entries to the latest available version. Where the vendor has not yet published a fix, remove or disable the plugin until they do. Until you can update, Request / payload inspection (WAF) in Hack Halt ProSecure contains this class of attack at the request layer.

What can an attacker actually do?

This is a Remote Code Execution flaw. An attacker who exploits it can run their own code on the server, which is total control of the site.