The Simple Basic Contact Form WordPress plugin before 20250114 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
CVE-2024-12716
MEDIUMNVD 4.84.8—Elevated
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 4.8 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2025-05-15. NVD baseline CVSS 4.8; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
4.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 4.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 4.8
- EG Score
- 4.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- 38(Track)EG Risk 38/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity48% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 24%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 15, 2025
Last Modified
June 11, 2025
References (2)
- contact@wpscanhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a9fa48f1-d7fd-4968-a122-937803f186a2/
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a9fa48f1-d7fd-4968-a122-937803f186a2/
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2024-12716?
CVE-2024-12716 is a medium vulnerability published on May 15, 2025. The Simple Basic Contact Form WordPress plugin before 20250114 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite…
When was CVE-2024-12716 disclosed?
CVE-2024-12716 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 15, 2025, with the most recent update on June 11, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-12716 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-12716 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 75.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-12716?
CVE-2024-12716 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-12716?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-12716, 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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