WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Contact Form X < 2.4.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Description

The plugin does not escape the tab parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

Plugin icon
contact-form-x
Fixed in 2.4.1

References

CVE
CVE-2022-25601
URL
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2685166

Classification

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

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Ex.Mi
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
c8d2df75-d862-48e3-a747-680d7afc53e7

Timeline

Publicly Published
2022-02-25 (about 4 years ago)
Added
2022-03-12 (about 4 years ago)
Last Updated
2022-04-17 (about 4 years ago)

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