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.

CVSS v3 5.8 MEDIUM

5.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 3.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f8370026-6293-4814-961f-c254ee8e844d/	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:iambriansreed:contact_form_7_recaptcha:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

30 Sep 2026, 23:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) El plugin de WordPress Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA hasta la versión 1.2.0 no escapa el parámetro $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] antes de devolverlo en un atributo, lo que podría conducir a cross-site scripting reflejado en navegadores web antiguos.

Information

Published : 2025-09-12 06:15

Updated : 2026-09-30 23:10

NVD link : CVE-2025-8280

Mitre link : CVE-2025-8280

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-8280

JSON object : View

Products Affected

iambriansreed

contact_form_7_recaptcha

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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