Vulnerability Report
Plugin Medium Patch path listed

Contact Builder by Themify <= 1.4.5 - Email Injection

The Contact Builder by Themify plugin is vulnerable to email injection in versions up to, and including 1.4.5. This makes it possible for attackers to forward contact form submissions as a "copy" to the contact-email supplied even when the setting is disabled. In addition, the contact-message does not do any input sanitization allowing HTML to be injected into the message content. This was being actively exploited to craft phishing emails and sending those via the vulnerable sites.

Quick Answer

This vulnerability is a medium severity with CVSS 5.3 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin Contact Builder by Themify. It affects Versions up to 1.4.5 and is fixed in 1.4.6.

Published
Jul 13, 2020
Last Updated
Jan 22, 2024
Slug
builder-contact
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
Patched release is available
Remediation
Update to version 1.4.6, or a newer patched version
Operator Briefing

the tracked vulnerability is tracked for the Plugin Contact Builder by Themify as medium severity with CVSS 5.3. The affected range is Versions up to 1.4.5. Update Contact Builder by Themify to 1.4.6 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type
Vulnerability
Primary Fixed Version
1.4.6
Primary Affected Range
Versions up to 1.4.5
Tracking ID
0232a3a5-e91e-4213-8c21-900fc805bad7
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
builder-contact View on wordpress.org
CVE No linked CVE entry.
Patched Versions
1.4.6
Affected Versions
Versions up to 1.4.5
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