# CVE-2024-39647: WordPress Message Filter for Contact Form 7 plugin <= 1.6.1.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users via the Message Filter for Contact Form 7 plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c8p5-pv85-r8m8

## What is CVE-2024-39647?

CVE-2024-39647 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Kofi Mokome Message Filter for Contact Form 7, published on 1 Aug 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

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Kofi Mokome Message Filter for Contact Form 7 cf7-message-filter.This issue affects Message Filter for Contact Form 7: from n/a through <= 1.6.1.1.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-39647?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Kofimokome Message Filter for Contact Form 7.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-39647?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-39647 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-39647 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39647 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Kofi Mokome Message Filter for Contact Form 7

- [CVE-2025-46252](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-46252/): WordPress Message Filter for Contact Form 7 plugin <= 1.6.3.2 - SQL Injection vulnerability (high 7.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-39647 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-39647 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Kofi Mokome Message Filter for Contact Form 7, published on 1 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39647 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Kofi Mokome Message Filter for Contact Form 7. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39647/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39647/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-39647
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39647
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-39647

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39647/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.