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CVE-2025-58961:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the CF7 Auto Responder Addon WordPress plugin, identified as CVE-2025-58961. The vulnerability affects versions up to and including 2.4 of the plugin. The issue was first published on September 30, 2025, and was last updated on October 29, 2025. The vulnerability was discovered by researcher João Pedro S Alcântara (Kinorth) (Wordfence).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (CWE-79) issue. It received a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1 (High) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the plugin's functionality (NVD, Rapid7).
Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This can lead to potential data theft, session hijacking, or other malicious actions performed in the context of the affected user's browser (Rapid7).
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Source: This report was generated using AI
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