PT-2022-17395 · WordPress · Contact Form

Re-Alter + 1 · Published 2022-03-11 · Updated 2022-04-19 · CVE-2022-25601

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Contact Form X WordPress plugin versions <= 2.4

Description A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue affects the &tab parameter in the Contact Form X WordPress plugin. This allows for potential malicious script injection and execution.

Recommendations For versions <= 2.4, update to a version greater than 2.4 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the &tab parameter in the affected plugin until a patch is available.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-25601

Affected Products

Contact Form

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-25601 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25601 · Security Note
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IJX6NVXSRN3RX3YUVEJQ4WUTQSDL3DSR · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PZQCIZQI267YHVYSFB3CRKNK3F4ASPLK · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7CR6VGITIB2TXXZ6B5QRRWPU5S4BXQPD · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/38813 · Telegram Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/contact-form-x/wordpress-contact-form-x-plugin-2-4-authenticated-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability · Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-x/#developers · Note