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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-2242
CVE-2024-2242:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin contains a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2024-2242) affecting versions up to and including 5.9. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of the 'active-tab' parameter (NVD, WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.1 (Medium). The issue stems from the plugin's failure to properly sanitize and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, specifically affecting the 'active-tab' parameter (WPScan).
Impact
This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when they successfully trick a user into performing specific actions, such as clicking on a malicious link (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 5.9.2. Users are advised to update their Contact Form 7 plugin to this version or later to mitigate the risk (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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