CVE-2021-25079 json
Contact Form Entries < 1.2.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
published 2022-01-24 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-11991
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 6.8%
- EPSS 6.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
The Contact Form Entries WordPress plugin before 1.2.4 does not sanitise and escape various parameters, such as form_id, status, end_date, order, orderby and search before outputting them back in the admin page
Patch / fix
- crmperks contact_form_entries 1.2.4
Exploit prediction
6.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Nuclei template Contact Form Entries < 1.2.4 - Cross-Site Scripting nuclei detection template
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c3d49271-9656-4428-8357-0d1d77b7fc63 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Contact Form Entries – Contact Form 7, WPforms and more
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/c3d49271-9656-4428-8357-0d1d77b7fc63
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset/2629442
release-notes, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-25079
- NVD CVE-2021-25079
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