CVE-2024-10683 Contact Form 7 - PayPal & Stripe Add-on <= 2.3.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Q: What is CVE-2024-10683?

CVE-2024-10683 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in scottpaterson Contact Form 7 – PayPal & Stripe Add-on, published on 9 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Q: Is CVE-2024-10683 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10683 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-10683?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10683 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Medium 6.1 Published 9 Nov 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via reflected XSS in the Contact Form 7 PayPal & Stripe Add-on plugin when the review notice is active.

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-2024-10683?

CVE-2024-10683 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in scottpaterson Contact Form 7 – PayPal & Stripe Add-on, published on 9 Nov 2024. 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 – PayPal & Stripe Add-on plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg & remove_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This is only exploitable when the leave a review notice is present in the dashboard.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10683?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpplugin Paypal \& Stripe Add-On.

How do I fix CVE-2024-10683?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10683 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-2024-10683 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10683 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vg3h-mrrx-x458.