CVE-2024-6517

The Contact Form 7 Math Captcha WordPress plugin through 2.0.1 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d04bab9c-7cb4-4d21-b70b-a4a7fabc3c20/	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:dotsquares:contact_form_7_math_captcha:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-09-26 06:15

Updated : 2025-03-14 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2024-6517

Mitre link : CVE-2024-6517

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-6517

JSON object : View

Products Affected

dotsquares

contact_form_7_math_captcha

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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