# CVE-2019-9646: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Contact Form Email plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into the admin interface.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Mar 2019
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2fxw-qwh5-hh6c

## What is CVE-2019-9646?

CVE-2019-9646 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Mar 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Contact Form Email plugin before 1.2.66 for WordPress allows wp-admin/admin.php item XSS, related to cp_admin_int_edition.inc.php in the "custom edition area."

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9646?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Codepeople Contact Form Email.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-9646?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9646 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-9646 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9646 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-20964](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-20964/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-5955](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5955/): Contact Form Email < 1.3.44 - Editor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2018-20963](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-20963/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2025-24727](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24727/): WordPress Contact Form to Email Plugin <= 1.3.52 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2023-2718](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2718/): Contact Form Email < 1.3.38 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-9646 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-9646 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Mar 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9646 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9646/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9646/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9646
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9646
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-9646

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9646/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.