# CVE-2022-29408: Cross-site scripting in Advanced Contact form 7 DB (WordPress plugin)

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject persistent scripts into the Advanced Contact form 7 DB plugin, potentially hijacking user sessions or executing malicious code.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/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:** 25 May 2022
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x6xc-r9j4-hqp7

## What is CVE-2022-29408?

CVE-2022-29408 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Vsourz Digital Advanced Contact form 7 DB (WordPress plugin), published on 25 May 2022. 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

Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Vsourz Digital's Advanced Contact form 7 DB plugin <= 1.8.7 at WordPress.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29408?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vsourz Advanced Cf7 Db.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-29408?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29408 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-29408 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29408 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Vsourz Digital Advanced Contact form 7 DB (WordPress plugin)

- [CVE-2019-13571](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13571/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-24905](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24905/): Advanced Contact form 7 DB < 1.8.7 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Deletion (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2022-45285](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45285/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-29408 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-29408 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Vsourz Digital Advanced Contact form 7 DB (WordPress plugin), published on 25 May 2022. 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-2022-29408 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Vsourz Digital Advanced Contact form 7 DB (WordPress plugin). 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-2022-29408/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29408/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29408
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29408
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-29408

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29408/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.