FKIE_CVE-2025-8280

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-09-12 06:15 - Updated: 2026-02-13 15:54
Severity ?
5.8 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Summary
The Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA WordPress plugin through 1.2.0 does not escape the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, which could lead to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in old web browsers.
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f8370026-6293-4814-961f-c254ee8e844d/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
contact_form_7_captcha_project contact_form_7_captcha *
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  "id": "CVE-2025-8280",
  "lastModified": "2026-02-13T15:54:12.670",
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          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
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