CVE-2022-25601 (GCVE-0-2022-25601)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-11 17:54 – Updated: 2025-02-20 20:30
VLAI?
Title
WordPress Contact Form X plugin <= 2.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Summary
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting parameter &tab discovered in Contact Form X WordPress plugin (versions <= 2.4).
Severity ?
4.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Jeff Starr Contact Form X (WordPress plugin) Affected: <= 2.4 , ≤ 2.4 (custom)
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Credits
Vulnerability discovered by Ex.Mi (Patchstack).
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