CVE-2026-101928
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Stored XSS in Magic Tooltips For Contact Form 7 WordPress Plugin

Publication date: 2026-10-03

Last updated on: 2026-10-03

Assigner: Wordfence

Description
The Magic Tooltips For Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'author' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.34 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. This is possible because the plugin's esc_html filter callback decodes HTML-entity-encoded payloads (e.g. those containing '<tip>') back into live HTML, meaning an entity-encoded script payload submitted as a comment author name — which bypasses sanitize_text_field — is rendered as executable markup when an administrator views wp-admin/edit-comments.php.

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Published
2026-10-03
Last Modified
2026-10-03
Generated
2026-10-03
AI Q&A
2026-10-03
EPSS Evaluated
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NVD
CVE-2026-101928
EUVD
EUVD-2026-91906

Affected Vendors & Products

Showing 2 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
magic_tooltips contact_form_7 to 1.0.34 (inc)
wp-media magic_tooltips_for_contact_form_7 to 1.0.34 (inc)

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CWE ID Description
CWE-79 The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

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Executive Summary

This is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Magic Tooltips For Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin. It allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts via the 'author' parameter due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. The plugin's filter incorrectly decodes HTML-entity-encoded payloads back into executable HTML, bypassing security measures.

Detection Guidance

Check for the Magic Tooltips For Contact Form 7 plugin version 1.0.34 or lower. Inspect WordPress comment author names for HTML entities that decode to scripts. Review wp-admin/edit-comments.php for unexpected scripts in rendered comments.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could inject scripts that execute when an administrator views the comments page. This could lead to unauthorized actions, data theft, or defacement of the website. Users might also be redirected to malicious sites or have their sessions hijacked.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to user data, violating GDPR's data protection requirements and HIPAA's safeguards for protected health information. It may result in non-compliance, legal penalties, and loss of trust due to compromised user data.

Mitigation Strategies

Update the Magic Tooltips For Contact Form 7 plugin to the latest version. Remove suspicious comments with script payloads. Consider disabling the plugin temporarily if an update is unavailable. Review and harden WordPress comment handling settings.

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