CVE-2026-57708
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in CRM Perks Contact Form Entries contact-form-entries allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Contact Form Entries: from n/a through <= 1.5.2.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceReflected XSS vulnerability in CRM Perks Contact Form Entries plugin allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript scripts via unsanitized user input that gets reflected back in web pages. The vulnerability exists in versions up to and including 1.5.2.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the CRM Perks Contact Form Entries plugin installationAccess the WordPress admin dashboard and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, or inspect the plugin directory at /wp-content/plugins/crm-perks-contact-form-entries/ for the main plugin fileAffected if The plugin directory or listing exists on the system
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Determine the installed version numberOpen the main plugin file (typically contact-form-entries.php) and locate the 'Version' header in the plugin comments, or check the version displayed in the WordPress plugins listAffected if The version listed is 1.5.2 or any lower version number (e.g., 1.5.1, 1.5.0, 1.0.0)
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Verify the plugin is activeCheck the WordPress plugins page status, or query the wp_options table for option_name='active_plugins' to confirm the plugin is enabledAffected if The plugin shows as 'Active' or is present in the active_plugins array
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Identify if form submission functionality is accessibleTest accessing a page containing a contact form built with this plugin, or check if the plugin's shortcode or widget is embedded in any published pages/postsAffected if Any contact form created by the plugin is published and accessible to users or attackers
Your environment is affected if CRM Perks Contact Form Entries plugin version 1.5.2 or lower is installed and active, with at least one contact form accessible on the site where user input could be reflected.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedImplement proper input validation and output encoding/escaping for all user-supplied data before reflecting it in HTML responses. Additionally, configure Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to mitigate XSS execution.
Latest version of Contact Form Entries plugin (verify version > 1.5.2 in the WordPress plugin repository)
- 1. Navigate to the WordPress admin dashboard
- 2. Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- 3. Locate the 'Contact Form Entries' plugin by CRM Perks
- 4. Check if an update is available for the plugin
- 5. If an update is available, update to the latest version that includes the security fix
- 6. After updating, verify the plugin is functioning correctly and test the contact form submissions
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-57708 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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