Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessSubmit crafted script payload via plugin-handled input
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ExploitPayload stored/reflected without HTML neutralization
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ExecutionVictim loads affected page
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ImpactScript executes in victim browser context
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization HTML tag escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | The available sources do not name the specific field, form setting, or configuration that carries the payload, so the exact precondition is not described; the flaw lies in the plugin's failure to neutralize script-related HTML tags in rendered output. Exploitation is limited to deployments running Divi Contact Form 7 (cf7-styler-for-divi) at version 4.1.0 or earlier, which requires both the Divi theme and Contact Form 7 to be installed alongside this styler plugin. As a script-injection flaw, realistic exploitation depends on a victim rendering the injected content in their browser; the provided CVSS vector asserts PR:N/UI:N, but the required privilege level and whether victim interaction is needed are not confirmed by the evidence. |
| Impact | This is a medium-severity basic XSS / content-injection flaw (CWE-80) in the Divi Contact Form 7 (cf7-styler-for-divi) WordPress plugin, carrying a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. The real-world signals point to modest rather than urgent priority: no CISA KEV listing, no EPSS exploitation-probability figure supplied, and no public exploit or PoC referenced - the only source is a Patchstack database advisory. vuln.today assigns the Decision label 'this_month', consistent with a routine-patch cadence rather than emergency action. Two parts of the supplied CVSS vector are internally questionable and should be verified: for a script-injection (XSS) flaw, UI:N and I:N are atypical - XSS normally requires a victim to render the injected content (implying UI:R) and normally has an integrity impact in the victim's browser context, so the vendor-provided vector likely understates user interaction and overstates how 'hands-off' exploitation is. The trigger (which field/feature carries the payload, and whether any authentication is needed) is not described in the available sources. Net: a legitimate issue worth patching in a normal cycle, not a high-urgency, actively-exploited threat on current evidence. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker places a crafted script payload into input that the plugin renders without proper neutralization; when a user or administrator subsequently views the page containing that unsanitized output, the script executes in their browser session. The exact injectable field and whether authentication is required are not described in the available sources. No public exploit identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 30, 2026
The WordPress plugin Divi Contact Form 7 (slug cf7-styler-for-divi) through version 4.1.0 fails to neutralize script-related HTML tags in the output it renders, allowing content/script injection (CWE-80, basic XSS) with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3. Only sites that run this styler plugin alongside the Divi theme and Contact Form 7 are exposed, and a successful attack requires injected markup to be rendered in a victim's browser. The vendor score asserts a network-reachable, unauthenticated attack with no user interaction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N), while the assessed vector instead requires authenticated access and victim interaction with changed scope (PR:L/UI:R/S:C), so the true privilege and interaction preconditions are not confirmed by the available sources. No public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation was identified at time of analysis, and the issue is prioritized for remediation within the current monthly cycle rather than as an emergency.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis: the only supplied reference is the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/cf7-styler-for-divi/vulnerability/wordpress-divi-contact-form-7-plugin-4-1-0-content-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve, which should be checked for a fixed release, and if a patched build above 4.1.0 is published the plugin must be updated to exactly that version. Until a fixed release is confirmed, the most direct compensating control is to deactivate and remove the cf7-styler-for-divi plugin, accepting the trade-off that Divi-styled Contact Form 7 layouts revert to their default CF7 appearance while form submission itself keeps working through Contact Form 7. A narrower alternative is to restrict which roles and users can author or submit the form content that flows through the styler's rendering path, which reduces exposure only if the injection point is confirmed to be a user-writable field, and that has not been established from the available data. Site-level output encoding applied to the plugin's rendered markup through a custom filter can neutralize script tags but risks breaking the plugin's intended styling and needs testing on a staging copy. Because the vendor score and the assessed vector disagree on privilege and interaction requirements, treat this as a moderate-priority item for the current monthly patch cycle rather than an emergency change.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The affected component is a WordPress plugin that restyles Contact Form 7 forms for use inside the Divi theme builder, meaning it sits between user-submitted or administrator-authored form content and the final HTML sent to the browser. CWE-80 (Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page) is the basic-XSS class in which markup such as script tags or event-handler attributes survives into rendered output instead of being HTML-encoded or sanitized, letting an attacker execute script in the security context of the affected site. The CPE string cpe:2.3:a:fahim_reza:divi_contact_form_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* identifies the plugin as the vulnerable product with an open-ended version range bounded at 4.1.0 by the advisory. The specific field, form setting, or configuration that carries the payload is not described in the available sources, and the sources do not explain how the flaw is triggered, so the precise injection point and whether the stored or reflected variant applies remain unverified. Because the flaw depends on a victim's browser rendering the injected markup, practical impact is a low-confidentiality script-execution primitive rather than server-side compromise.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
XSS executes in a victim's browser, so S:C with C:L/I:L and UI:R for rendering the payload; PR:L reflects the typical authenticated-contributor path for such plugin flaws, though the exact trigger is unconfirmed.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in Fahim Reza Divi Contact Form 7 cf7-styler-for-divi allows Code Injection.This issue affects Divi Contact Form 7: from n/a through 4.1.0.
Threat Intelligence Overview
How this decision was reached
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
EUVD-2026-114270
GHSA-7v57-2h5j-4q8j
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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