XSS in Iambriansreed Contact Form 7 Recaptcha
CVE-2025-8280
The Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA WordPress plugin through 1.2.0 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)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (9.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 9.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Iambriansreed Contact Form 7 Recaptcha
- Contact Form 7 Recaptcha — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/f8370026-6293-4814-961f-c254ee8e844d/ (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-8280?
- CVE-2025-8280 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Iambriansreed Contact Form 7 Recaptcha, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2025-09-12.
- How severe is CVE-2025-8280?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.