CVE-2022-2187 Contact Form 7 Captcha < 0.1.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victims' browsers via reflected XSS in the Contact Form 7 Captcha plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-2187?
CVE-2022-2187 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Contact Form 7 Captcha, published on 17 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2187?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Contact Form 7 Captcha Project Contact Form 7 Captcha.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2187?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2187 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2022-2187 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2187 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Contact Form 7 Captcha
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q9cc-mh38-x933.