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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-8280

The Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA WordPress plugin through 1.2.0 does not escape the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, which could lead to Ref

Published Sep 12, 2025 · catalog updated Sep 12, 2025 · Unknown Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA

Last checked Nov 4, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-8280. EPSS is 0.20%. Act only if a listed version of Unknown Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium5.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.20%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Unknown Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA 0 ≤1.2.0

The Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA WordPress plugin through 1.2.0 does not escape the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, which could lead to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in old web browsers.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor Unknown Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA 0 ≤1.2.00 ≤1.2.0

How to fix CVE-2025-8280

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-8280. EPSS is 0.20%. Act only if a listed version of Unknown Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Unknown Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA 0 ≤1.2.0 0 ≤1.2.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.20%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 12, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    The Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA WordPress plugin through 1.2.0 does not escape the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, which could lead to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in old web browsers.

  2. Sep 12, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    The Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA WordPress plugin through 1.2.0 does not escape the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, which could lead to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in old web browsers.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-8280

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-8280

    30-day exploitation probability 0.20%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-29023

    The Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA WordPress plugin through 1.2.0 does not escape the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, which could lead to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in old web browsers.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 4, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 22, 2026
  • EUVDOct 22, 2026