CVE-2025-23623 HIGH

CVE-2025-23623: WordPress Contact Form 7 – CCAvenue Add-on plugin <= 1.0 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Mahesh Bisen
Product Contact Form 7 – CCAvenue Add-on
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published January 16, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Mahesh Bisen Contact Form 7 – CCAvenue Add-on cf7-cc-avenue-add-on allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Contact Form 7 – CCAvenue Add-on: from n/a through <= 1.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Contact Form 7 – CCAvenue Add-on version 1.0 and earlier contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of site visitors or administrators. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically clicking a malicious link—and can affect multiple users across the site. Updating to a patched version is required to resolve this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in visitors' browsers, stealing session cookies, credentials, or performing actions on their behalf.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitors and admins can be compromised; their sessions hijacked, data stolen, or malware injected into the site.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

No authentication required. Victim must click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page that triggers the vulnerability.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 16, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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