Which Contact Form With Shortcode versions are affected?

The primary affected range is Versions up to 4.2.5.

How should operators remediate CVE-2025-24564?

Update to 4.2.6 or newer where that release is compatible with the site.

Vulnerability Report

Plugin Medium Patch path listed CVE-2025-24564

Contact Form With Shortcode <= 4.2.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Q: What is CVE-2025-24564?

CVE-2025-24564 is tracked as a Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Contact Form With Shortcode.

The Contact Form With Shortcode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Quick Answer

CVE-2025-24564 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.1 Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Contact Form With Shortcode. It affects Versions up to 4.2.5 and is fixed in 4.2.6.

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Published

Jan 15, 2025

Last Updated

Feb 21, 2025

Slug

contact-form-with-shortcode

Risk Profile

6.1 CVSS Score

Weakness

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Vector

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

Researchers

Le Ngoc Anh

Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

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Patch Status

Patched release is available

Remediation

Update to version 4.2.6, or a newer patched version

Operator Briefing

CVE-2025-24564 is tracked for the Plugin Contact Form With Shortcode as medium severity with CVSS 6.1. The affected range is Versions up to 4.2.5. Update Contact Form With Shortcode to 4.2.6 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type

Cross-Site Scripting

Primary Fixed Version

4.2.6

Primary Affected Range

Versions up to 4.2.5

Tracking ID

CVE-2025-24564

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/259f2e45-23df-442a-abb5-d37aadf7f045?source=api-prod

Detailed Metadata

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	contact-form-with-shortcode View on wordpress.org
CVE	CVE-2025-24564
Patched Versions	4.2.6
Affected Versions	Versions up to 4.2.5

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