WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Contact Form 7 < 5.9.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Description

The plugin does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against administrators.

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

Plugin icon
contact-form-7
Fixed in 5.9.2

References

CVE
CVE-2024-2242
URL
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d5bf4972-424a-4470-a0bc-7dcc95378e0e

Classification

Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE
CWE-79
CVSS
6.1 (medium)

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Asaf Mozes
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
1c070a2c-2ab0-43bf-b10b-6575709918bc

Timeline

Publicly Published
2024-03-13 (about 2 years ago)
Added
2024-03-13 (about 2 years ago)
Last Updated
2024-03-13 (about 2 years ago)

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