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
- 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
- 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
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-07-27 08:26 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.
European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- 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.
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| aviplugins.com | Contact Form With Shortcode |
0 (affected)
|
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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)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
- http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html rapid7:cwe.mitre.org
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2025-24564 rapid7:attackerkb.com
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2025-3772 rapid7:euvd.enisa.europa.eu
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-24564 rapid7:www.cve.org
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/259f2e45-23df-442a-abb5-d37aadf7f045?source=api-prod rapid7:www.wordfence.com
NVD-tagged references (1)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
Indicators (3)
IOCs linked to the auto-promoted Threat row.
| Type | Value | VirusTotal | Attached |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Remediations (16)
Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.
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Wordfence remediation: Contact Form With ShortcodeWordfence
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
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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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