CVE-2025-23623
Published: 16 January 2025
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Mahesh Bisen Contact Form 7 – CCAvenue Add-on cf7-cc-avenue-add-on allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Contact Form 7 – CCAvenue Add-on: from n/a through <= 1.0.
Security Summary
CVE-2025-23623 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, affecting the Mahesh Bisen Contact Form 7 – CCAvenue Add-on WordPress plugin (cf7-cc-avenue-add-on). The issue impacts all versions from n/a through 1.0 inclusive, as documented in the CVE published on 2025-01-16.
With a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L), the vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network by unauthenticated attackers requiring low complexity and user interaction, such as clicking a malicious link. Exploitation enables script injection in the context of the victim's browser, achieving low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with a changed scope.
The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/cf7-cc-avenue-add-on/vulnerability/wordpress-contact-form-7-ccavenue-add-on-plugin-1-0-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve provides details on this WordPress plugin vulnerability.
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