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CVE-2026-97661.

Source-reported disclosure and enrichment record.

SEVERITY / CVSSHIGH / 7.2CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
EXPLOITATION STATUSNot listed in the cached KEV catalogThis does not establish absence of exploitation.
RECORD STATUSDeferredModified Oct 01, 2026

Disclosure summary

The Business Essentials for Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'gateway' Form Field in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.1 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 the Payments module to be enabled and a form to be configured to accept both PayPal and Stripe as payment gateways.

Source-reported weakness categories

CWE-79

Source-specific records & product guidance

Sources retain their own attribution and scoring. Follow the original record to confirm affected versions, fixed releases, and configuration conditions.

NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2026-97661

Open original source · Updated Oct 01, 2026

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Original records & references

PUBLISHED 2026-10-01T05:17:11-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-01T15:17:25-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-06T11:45:14-04:00