# CVE-2026-112379: Codepeople Contact Form Email stored XSS

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-112379-improper-neutralization-of-input-during-web-page-generation  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-22. Updated: 2026-10-22  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-112379 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.1 · Published 2026-10-22

Contact Form Email is a WordPress plugin that enables website visitors to submit contact forms. A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into form submissions that execute when administrators or other users view the submissions, potentially stealing credentials or hijacking accounts.

Vendors: [CodePeople](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/codepeople).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-112379 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-112379 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-112379?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.1, published 22 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** CodePeople Contact Form Email through 1.3.68.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-112379?** Yes: fixed in 1.3.69. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-112379 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-112379?** Check whether you run CodePeople Contact Form Email at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in 1.3.69

## Technical details

The plugin fails to properly sanitize user input during web page generation, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript code into form data. An unauthenticated attacker can craft a malicious form submission containing XSS payloads; when a privileged user (such as an administrator) views the stored form data, the injected script executes in their browser context.

## Affected products

- Codepeople Contact Form Email through 1.3.68

## Timeline

- 2026-10-22: disclosed

## References

- [https://wordpress.org/plugins](https://wordpress.org/plugins)
- [https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/contact-form-to-email/vulnerability/wordpress-contact-form-email-plugin-1-3-68-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/contact-form-to-email/vulnerability/wordpress-contact-form-email-plugin-1-3-68-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve)