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title: "[20190801] - Core - Hardening com_contact contact form"
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url: "https://www.joomlalondon.co.uk/official-joomla-announcements/20190801-core-hardening-com-contact-contact-form"
date: "2026-09-09T18:58:01+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
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#  \[20190801\] - Core - Hardening com\_contact contact form

- **Project:** Joomla!
- **SubProject:** CMS
- **Impact:** Moderate
- **Severity:** Low
- **Versions:** 1.6.2 - 3.9.10
- **Exploit type:** Incorrect Access Control
- **Reported Date:** 2019-April-09
- **Fixed Date:** 2019-August-13
- **CVE Number:** [CVE-2019-XXXXX](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-XXXXX)

### Description

Inadequate checks in com\_contact could allowed mail submission in disabled forms.

### Affected Installs

Joomla! CMS versions 1.6.2 - 3.9.10

### Solution

Upgrade to version 3.9.11

### Contact

The JSST at the [Joomla! Security Centre](https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre.html "Contact the JSST").

**Reported By:** Sergey BresterRead more  [http://feeds.joomla.org/~r/JoomlaSecurityNews/~3/H1jmq28mUAw/789-20190801-core-hardening-com-contact-contact-form.html](http://feeds.joomla.org/~r/JoomlaSecurityNews/~3/H1jmq28mUAw/789-20190801-core-hardening-com-contact-contact-form.html "[20190801] - Core - Hardening com_contact contact")

## Schema

```json
{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Start", "item": "https://www.joomlalondon.co.uk" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Official Joomla! Announcements", "item": "https://www.joomlalondon.co.uk/official-joomla-announcements" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "[20190801] - Core - Hardening com_contact contact form", "item": "https://www.joomlalondon.co.uk/official-joomla-announcements/20190801-core-hardening-com-contact-contact-form" } ] }
```