CVE-2025-8280 json
Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA <= 1.2.0 - Reflected XSS via $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']
published last yr. modified last mo. also EUVD-2025-29023
- cvss
- 5.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 10%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
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Check with FencerCISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f8370026-6293-4814-961f-c254ee8e844d/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 5.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
Affected products
- Unknown Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/f8370026-6293-4814-961f-c254ee8e844d/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-8280
- NVD CVE-2025-8280
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