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CVE-2025-24564

📛 CVE Title

WordPress Contact Form With Shortcode plugin <= 4.2.5 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in aviplugins.com Contact Form With Shortcode contact-form-with-shortcode allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Contact Form With Shortcode: from n/a through <= 4.2.5.

Overview

State
PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA)
Patchstack
CVSS severity
HIGH
CVSS score
CVSS 7.1 / 10 7.1 7.1 / 10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Effective score
7.1 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
CWE(s)
CWE-79
Reserved
2025-01-23
Published
2025-02-14 13:44 UTC
Last updated
2026-05-12 01:32 UTC
Source
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2025/24xxx/CVE-2025-24564.json
Linked Threat
CVE-2025-24564 — Contact Form With Shortcode <= 4.2.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0

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NVD published
2025-02-14 13:15:48 UTC
NVD last modified
2026-06-17 08:59:14 UTC
NVD CVSS v3.1
CVSS 7.1 / 10 7.1 7.1 / 10 HIGH source: audit@patchstack.com
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Exploitability subscore
2.8 / 10
Impact subscore
3.7 / 10
EPSS score
0.0024 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
EPSS percentile
15.34% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-26

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European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD

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EUVD ID
EUVD-2025-3772
Assigner
Patchstack
Published
Feb 14, 2025, 12:44:34 PM
Updated
May 11, 2026, 11:32:22 PM
EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
7.1 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
EUVD-reported EPSS
0.1800
Vendors
Aviplugins.com
Products
Contact Form With Shortcode (n/a ≤4.2.5)
Contact Form With Shortcode (0 ≤4.2.5)
Aliases
GHSA-2wgp-4wpc-33f4

ENISA description: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in aviplugins.com Contact Form With Shortcode contact-form-with-shortcode allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Contact Form With Shortcode: from n/a through <= 4.2.5.

EUVD references (1)

Affected products (1)

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
aviplugins.com Contact Form With Shortcode 0 (affected)

Vendor references (1)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org

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Web references (5)

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NVD-tagged references (1)

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Indicators (3)

IOCs linked to the auto-promoted Threat row.

TypeValueVirusTotalAttached
domain xss.this no local data 2026-05-18 21:19 UTC
domain aviplugins.com no local data 2026-05-18 21:19 UTC
cve CVE-2025-24564 no local data 2026-06-06 14:02 UTC

Flagged vendors

    Remediations (16)

    Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.

    • Wordfence remediation: Contact Form With Shortcode
      Wordfence

      Update to version 4.2.6, or a newer patched version

      2026-06-06 14:02 UTC
    • web:cybersecuritynews.com

      Microsoft released its final Patch Tuesday updates of 2025 on December 9, addressing 56 security vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, Exchange Server, and other components.

      2026-05-22 12:37 UTC
    • web:www.bleepingcomputer.com

      Today is Microsoft's September 2025 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 81 flaws, including two publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities.

      2026-05-22 12:37 UTC
    • web:petri.com

      Microsoft's December 2025 Patch Tuesday delivers 56 security fixes and key improvements for Windows 11.

      2026-05-22 12:37 UTC
    • web:www.computerworld.com

      Each month, the team at Readiness analyzes the latest Patch Tuesday updates from Microsoft and provides detailed, actionable testing guidance. The company's Patch Tuesday release for February ...

      2026-05-22 12:37 UTC
    • web:www.oracle.com

      This Critical Patch Update contains 374 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that an MOS note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at October 2025 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.

      2026-05-22 12:37 UTC
    • web:portal.msrc.microsoft.com

      The Security Update Guide provides information on the latest Microsoft security updates, helping users understand and address potential vulnerabilities effectively.

      2026-05-22 02:42 UTC
    • web:www.bleepingcomputer.com

      Microsoft says customers in restricted network environments may encounter Windows Update failures after installing the January 2026 optional non-security preview updates.

      2026-05-22 02:42 UTC
    • web:blog.qualys.com

      EVALUATE Vendor-Suggested Mitigation with Policy Audit With Qualys Policy Audit's Out-of-the-Box Mitigation or Compensatory Controls, reduce the risk of a vulnerability being exploited because the remediation ( fix / patch ) cannot be done now; these security controls are not recommended by any industry standards, such as CIS, DISA-STIG.

      2026-05-22 02:42 UTC
    • web:www.securityweek.com

      Microsoft on Tuesday announced patches for 57 vulnerabilities as part of its December 2025 security updates. Three of the bugs are zero-days, but only one is under active exploitation. The exploited zero-day, tracked as CVE - 2025 -62221 (CVSS score of 7.8), is described as a use-after-free issue in the Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver. According to Microsoft, the successful exploitation of ...

      2026-05-22 02:42 UTC
    • web:www.cve.org

      Vulnerability detail for CVE - 2025 -24064 Notice: Expanded keyword searching of CVE Records (with limitations) is now available in the search box above. Learn more here.

      2026-05-22 02:42 UTC
    • web:www.neowin.net

      Microsoft has released July 2025 Patch Tuesday cumulative updates for Windows 10 version 21H2 and version 22H2 under KB5062554. There are also new updates for older Windows 10 versions.

      2026-05-22 02:42 UTC
    • web:www.ninjaone.com

      Overview KB5087054 is a cumulative security and reliability update for the .NET Framework targeting Windows 11 version 24H2 systems. Released on May 12, 2026, this patch addresses critical vulnerabilities affecting both .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8.1 installations. The update is designed to be deployed as part of standard maintenance routines and is available through multiple distribution ...

      2026-05-22 02:42 UTC
    • web:krebsonsecurity.com

      Microsoft Corp. today issued security updates to fix more than 80 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and software. There are no known "zero-day" or actively exploited vulnerabilities ...

      2026-05-22 02:42 UTC
    • web:nvd.nist.gov

      An official website of the United States government NVD MENU

      2026-05-22 02:42 UTC
    • web:isc.sans.edu

      Macs are affected as well, but a patch is currently only available for Windows. CVE - 2025 -49719: This vulnerability has already been made public. It does allow for information disclosure on a Microsoft SQL Server. To patch , you must patch the OLE DB Driver. CVE - 2025 -49717: Exploitation is considered less likely for this vulnerability.

      2026-05-22 02:42 UTC

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    Raw JSON

    The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2025-24564.json.

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