CVE-2021-24996: IDPay for Contact Form 7 <= 2.1.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-03-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The IDPay for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin through 2.1.2 does not sanitise and escape the idpay_error parameter before outputting it back in the page leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Affected products

IDPay for Contact Form 7: before 2.1.2 — fixed in 2.1.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IDPay for Contact Form 7 2.1.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6ee14423-f7ff-4433-987a-a1a6b7bd65e3
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6ee14423-f7ff-4433-987a-a1a6b7bd65e3

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