XSS in Contact Form 7 Captcha Project
CVE-2022-2187
The Contact Form 7 Captcha WordPress plugin before 0.1.2 does not escape the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, which could lead to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in old web browsers
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.014 (70.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Contact_form_7_captcha_project Contact_form_7_captcha
- Unknown Contact Form 7 Captcha — versions 0.1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-2187?
- CVE-2022-2187 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Contact Form 7 Captcha Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-07-17.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2187?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-2187 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.