CVE-2022-0250: Redirection for Contact Form 7 < 2.5.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-07-04 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Redirection for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before 2.5.0 does not escape a link generated before outputting it in an attribute, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Affected products

Redirection for Contact Form 7: before 2.5.0 — fixed in 2.5.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Redirection for Contact Form 7 2.5.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/05700942-3143-4978-89eb-814ceff74867
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/05700942-3143-4978-89eb-814ceff74867

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