🔐 CVE Alert

CVE-2026-3516

MEDIUM 6.4

Contact List <= 3.0.18 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via '_cl_map_iframe' Parameter

CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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.

CWE CWE-79
Vendor anssilaitila
Product contact list – online staff directory & address book
Published Mar 20, 2026
Last Updated Apr 8, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Affected Versions

anssilaitila / Contact List – Online Staff Directory & Address Book
0 ≤ 3.0.18

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a8059995-55cb-49ee-add1-f5364d0772eb?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-list/trunk/public/class-cl-public-card.php#L466 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-list/tags/3.0.17/public/class-cl-public-card.php#L466 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-list/trunk/includes/class-contact-list-custom-fields.php#L697 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-list/tags/3.0.17/includes/class-contact-list-custom-fields.php#L697 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-list/trunk/includes/class-contact-list-custom-fields.php#L675 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-list/tags/3.0.17/includes/class-contact-list-custom-fields.php#L675 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3486445

Credits

Tharadol Suksamran