CVE-2022-0250

MEDIUMNVD 6.16.1—Elevated

6.1

The Redirection for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before 2.5.0 does not escape a link generated before outputting it in an attribute, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

CVSS v3: 6.1
EG Score: 6.1(medium)
EPSS: 86.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

July 4, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

contact@wpscanhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/05700942-3143-4978-89eb-814ceff74867
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/05700942-3143-4978-89eb-814ceff74867

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain. Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

Nucleihttp/cves/2022/CVE-2022-0250.yaml
First seen Jan 1, 2022
Redirection for Contact Form 7 < 2.5.0 - Cross-Site Scripting
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-0250?

CVE-2022-0250 is a medium vulnerability published on July 4, 2022. The Redirection for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before 2.5.0 does not escape a link generated before outputting it in an attribute, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

When was CVE-2022-0250 disclosed?

CVE-2022-0250 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 4, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-0250 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-0250 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 86.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-0250?

CVE-2022-0250 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2022-0250?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-0250, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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