CVE-2024-6517

Contact Form 7 Math Captcha <= 2.0.1 - Reflected XSS

Published Sep 26, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Contact Form 7 Math Captcha WordPress plugin through 2.0.1 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-47598 The Contact Form 7 Math Captcha WordPress plugin through 2.0.1 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Dotsquares
Dotsquares contact Form 7 Math Captcha
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:dotsquares:contact_form_7_math_captcha:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Dotsquares
Dotsquares contact Form 7 Math Captcha
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Contact Form 7 Captcha Project
Contact Form 7 Captcha Project contact Form 7 Math Captcha
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:contact_form_7_captcha_project:contact_form_7_math_captcha:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Contact Form 7 Captcha Project
Contact Form 7 Captcha Project contact Form 7 Math Captcha
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Contact Form 7 Math Captcha WordPress plugin through 2.0.1 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users.
Title Contact Form 7 Math Captcha <= 2.0.1 - Reflected XSS
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Mar 14, 2025, 3:17 PM
Reserved
Jul 4, 2024, 3:43 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 26, 2024, 6:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:18 AM