CVE-2022-3070: Generate PDF using Contact Form 7 < 3.6 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-09-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Generate PDF WordPress plugin before 3.6 does not sanitise and escape its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

Affected products

Generate PDF using Contact Form 7: before 3.6 — fixed in 3.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Generate PDF using Contact Form 7 3.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cd8d71d1-030e-4ad4-866e-75d242883c6c
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cd8d71d1-030e-4ad4-866e-75d242883c6c

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