CVE-2022-0250: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

The Redirection for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before version 2.5.0 contains a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability identified as CVE-2022-0250. The vulnerability was discovered by ZhongFu Su(JrXnm) of Wuhan University and was publicly disclosed on March 7, 2022. This security issue affects the WordPress plugin wpcf7-redirect and was assigned a CVSS v3 Base Score of 6.1 (Medium severity) (WPScan).

The vulnerability stems from the plugin's failure to properly escape a link generated before outputting it in an attribute. This security flaw is classified as CWE-79: Cross-Site Scripting. The vulnerability can be exploited through the network vector, requires no privileges, but does need user interaction. A proof of concept demonstrates the vulnerability can be triggered via a malicious URL: https://example.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=Accessibility&">alert(/XSS/) (WPScan).

The successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow attackers to execute malicious JavaScript code in the context of the victim's browser session. This could potentially lead to theft of sensitive information, session hijacking, or other client-side attacks (NVD).

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.5.0 of the Redirection for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the risk (WPScan).