CVE-2025-8280

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  3. CVE-2025-8280
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.

5.8 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 3.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope CHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f8370026-6293-4814-961f-c254ee8e844d/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:contact_form_7_captcha_project:contact_form_7_captcha:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
History

13 Feb 2026, 15:54

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Contact Form 7 Captcha Project contact Form 7 Captcha
Contact Form 7 Captcha Project
References () https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f8370026-6293-4814-961f-c254ee8e844d/ - () https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f8370026-6293-4814-961f-c254ee8e844d/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:a:contact_form_7_captcha_project:contact_form_7_captcha:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
CWE CWE-79

12 Sep 2025, 17:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.8

12 Sep 2025, 06:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2025-09-12 06:15

Updated : 2026-02-13 15:54

NVD link : CVE-2025-8280

Mitre link : CVE-2025-8280

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-8280

JSON object : View

Products Affected

contact_form_7_captcha_project

  • contact_form_7_captcha
CWE
CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')