CVE-2022-25601 WordPress Contact Form X plugin <= 2.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

What is CVE-2022-25601?

CVE-2022-25601 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 11 Mar 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

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting parameter &tab discovered in Contact Form X WordPress plugin (versions <= 2.4).

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25601?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Plugin-Planet Contact Form X.

How do I fix CVE-2022-25601?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25601 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-2022-25601 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25601 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

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Also known as GHSA-fcqr-c4cw-mhmv.