6.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2022-25601
Contact Form X Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Description

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

INFO

Published Date :

March 11, 2022, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:44 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-25601 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Plugin-planet contact_form_x

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-25601 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Patchstack https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PZQCIZQI267YHVYSFB3CRKNK3F4ASPLK/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Patchstack https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7CR6VGITIB2TXXZ6B5QRRWPU5S4BXQPD/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Patchstack https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IJX6NVXSRN3RX3YUVEJQ4WUTQSDL3DSR/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Patchstack https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PZQCIZQI267YHVYSFB3CRKNK3F4ASPLK/
    Removed Reference Patchstack https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7CR6VGITIB2TXXZ6B5QRRWPU5S4BXQPD/
    Removed Reference Patchstack https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IJX6NVXSRN3RX3YUVEJQ4WUTQSDL3DSR/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 19, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IJX6NVXSRN3RX3YUVEJQ4WUTQSDL3DSR/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IJX6NVXSRN3RX3YUVEJQ4WUTQSDL3DSR/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 26, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IJX6NVXSRN3RX3YUVEJQ4WUTQSDL3DSR/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7CR6VGITIB2TXXZ6B5QRRWPU5S4BXQPD/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7CR6VGITIB2TXXZ6B5QRRWPU5S4BXQPD/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PZQCIZQI267YHVYSFB3CRKNK3F4ASPLK/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PZQCIZQI267YHVYSFB3CRKNK3F4ASPLK/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/contact-form-x/wordpress-contact-form-x-plugin-2-4-authenticated-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability No Types Assigned https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/contact-form-x/wordpress-contact-form-x-plugin-2-4-authenticated-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-x/#developers No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-x/#developers Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:plugin-planet:contact_form_x:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.4.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7CR6VGITIB2TXXZ6B5QRRWPU5S4BXQPD/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PZQCIZQI267YHVYSFB3CRKNK3F4ASPLK/ [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-25601 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-25601 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.16 }} -0.07%

score

0.52394

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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