CVE-2025-58961 WordPress CF7 Auto Responder Addon plugin <= 2.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
An attacker can inject malicious scripts via DOM-based XSS in the CF7 Auto Responder Addon plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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-2025-58961?
CVE-2025-58961 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in kamleshyadav CF7 Auto Responder Addon, published on 22 Oct 2025. 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 kamleshyadav CF7 Auto Responder Addon CF7-autoresponder-addon allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects CF7 Auto Responder Addon: from n/a through <= 2.4.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-58961?
How do I fix CVE-2025-58961?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-58961 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-2025-58961 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-58961 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9646-9fg9-g9g9.