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CVE-2022-25601

WordPress Contact Form X plugin <= 2.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: March 11, 2022 at 05:54 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:33 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsFedoraContact Form XContact Form X

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting parameter &tab discovered in Contact Form X WordPress plugin (versions <= 2.4).

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Fedora· Fedora Projectrpm
95%
343536
Contact Form X· Plugin Planet
95%
v < 2.4.1
Affected range stops below 2.4.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Contact Form X· Jeff Starrwordpress-plugin
60%
<= 2.4 ≤ v ≤ 2.4<= 2.4

References (5)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7CR6VGITIB2TXXZ6B5QRRWPU5S4BXQPD/
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IJX6NVXSRN3RX3YUVEJQ4WUTQSDL3DSR/
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PZQCIZQI267YHVYSFB3CRKNK3F4ASPLK/
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/contact-form-x/wordpress-contact-form-x-plugin-2-4-authenticated-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability
x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-x/#developers

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.1MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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