CVE-2022-2187 json
Contact Form 7 Captcha < 0.1.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-34471
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
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
Patch / fix
- contact_form_7_captcha_project contact_form_7_captcha 0.1.2
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1.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Nuclei template WordPress Contact Form 7 Captcha <0.1.2 - Cross-Site Scripting nuclei detection template
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4fd2f1ef-39c6-4425-8b4d-1a332dabac8d referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Contact Form 7 Captcha
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/4fd2f1ef-39c6-4425-8b4d-1a332dabac8d
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-2187
- NVD CVE-2022-2187
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