Medium severity · published Mar 11, 2022
CVE-2022-25601
WordPress Contact Form X plugin <= 2.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
6.1
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting parameter &tab discovered in Contact Form X WordPress plugin (versions <= 2.4).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 63% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CF
Contact Form X (WordPress plugin) · Jeff Starr
<= 2.4 through 2.4 · source: vendor
CF
Contact Form X · Plugin-planet
before 2.4.1 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
34; 35; 36 · source: NVD
Affected product
CF
Contact Form X (WordPress plugin)
Jeff Starr
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25601
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25601
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7CR6VGITIB2TXXZ6B5QRRWPU5S4BXQPD/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IJX6NVXSRN3RX3YUVEJQ4WUTQSDL3DSR/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PZQCIZQI267YHVYSFB3CRKNK3F4ASPLK/
Third Party Advisory
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/contact-form-x/wordpress-contact-form-x-plugin-2-4-authenticated-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability
Release Notes
https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-x/#developers