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6.4
Contact List plugin for WordPress: Malicious scripts can be injected via Google Maps field
CVE-2026-3516
Summary
The Contact List plugin for WordPress is at risk because an attacker with contributor-level access can inject malicious scripts into the plugin's Google Maps field. This could allow the attacker to take control of pages that display the map, potentially harming your website or stealing user data. Update to the latest version of the plugin to fix this issue.
Original title
The Contact List plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the '_cl_map_iframe' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.18. This is due to insufficient input...
Original description
The Contact List plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the '_cl_map_iframe' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.18. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping when handling the Google Maps iframe custom field. The saveCustomFields() function in class-contact-list-custom-fields.php uses a regex to extract <iframe> tags from user input but does not validate or sanitize the iframe's attributes, allowing event handlers like 'onload' to be included. The extracted iframe HTML is stored via update_post_meta() and later rendered on the front-end in class-cl-public-card.php without any escaping or wp_kses filtering. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
nvd CVSS3.1
6.4
Vulnerability type
CWE-79
Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-list/tags/3.0.17/includes/cla...
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-list/tags/3.0.17/includes/cla...
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-list/tags/3.0.17/public/class...
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-list/trunk/includes/class-con...
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-list/trunk/includes/class-con...
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-list/trunk/public/class-cl-pu...
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3486445
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a8059995-55cb-49ee-add...
Published: 21 Mar 2026 · Updated: 21 Mar 2026 · First seen: 21 Mar 2026