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Contact Form 7 EUVDEUVD-2026-49080

| CVE-2026-14236 MEDIUM
URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect) (CWE-601)
2026-07-27 WPScan GHSA-66xh-mw5m-g493
4.7
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: WPScan
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Craft malicious return URL
  2. Delivery
    Attacker sends link to victim
  3. Exploit
    Victim clicks link
  4. Execution
    Checkout flow completes
  5. Persist
    Redirect to attacker-controlled external site
  6. Impact
    User is phished

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security Redirect URL validation
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 exploitation requires the victim to click a crafted link while the Contact Form 7 plugin is configured to use Stripe checkout. No authentication is needed. The attacker must supply a return URL that is not validated by the plugin. The vulnerability affects all configurations that use Stripe integration with user-supplied return URLs. There are no special conditions beyond the presence of the plugin and a user interaction.

Impact

The CVSS vector indicates a network-based attack with low complexity, no privileges required, but user interaction is required (victim must click a crafted link). The scope is changed, meaning the redirect affects a resource beyond the plugin's scope (the user's browser). Confidentiality impact is low (potential information disclosure if the redirect leads to a phishing page), but integrity and availability are not impacted. Although publicly available exploit code exists, there is no mention of CISA KEV or EPSS data, suggesting this is a lower-risk vulnerability that can be exploited only through social engineering. The SSVC decision would likely be 'medium' priority given the exploitation status (POC available but not actively exploited) and the necessity of user interaction.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a malicious link containing a specially crafted return URL pointing to a phishing site. The victim, who is using a site with Contact Form 7 and Stripe checkout, clicks the link during the checkout process. After the checkout completes, the victim is redirected to the attacker's site, potentially leading to credential theft or malware download. A publicly available exploit code exists, lowering the barrier for attackers.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 27, 2026

Open redirect vulnerability in Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin prior to version 2.5 allows unauthenticated attackers to redirect victims to arbitrary external sites after the Stripe checkout flow. Publicly available exploit code exists, but no active exploitation has been confirmed. With a CVSS score of 4.7 (medium) and low EPSS not provided, the risk is moderate due to required user interaction and limited impact.

RemediationAI

The primary remediation is to update the Contact Form 7 plugin to version 2.5 or later, which includes proper validation of return URLs. The vendor-released patch is available through the WordPress plugin repository. For environments where immediate patching is not feasible, consider implementing a custom input validation hook to sanitize redirect parameters or using a web application firewall (WAF) to block malicious redirect attempts. Note that disabling the Stripe checkout feature would prevent exploitation but also break payment functionality. Advisory: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b53cc13d-c59e-4c11-aa71-fa1c38c2a34d/

Affected VersionsENISA

Contact Form 7 0 <2.5

Affected Packages

euvd contact_form_7 fix: 2.5

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This is a CWE-601 URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect) vulnerability in the Contact Form 7 plugin, a popular WordPress plugin that integrates with Stripe for payment processing. The plugin fails to validate the host of user-supplied return URLs used as success and cancel redirect targets. The CPE string (cpe:2.3:a:unknown:contact_form_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) indicates the product is Contact Form 7 with an unknown vendor designation. The flaw occurs in the checkout flow where an attacker can supply a malicious URL that is used after payment completion, leading to a redirect to an attacker-controlled site.

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Severity by source

Vendor (WPScan) PRIMARY 4.7 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.7 MEDIUM

Requires user interaction; scope change with low confidentiality impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).

CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Jul 27, 2026 - 18:22 NVD
4.7 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Jul 27, 2026 - 07:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Jul 27, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Jul 27, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
MEDIUM 4.7

DescriptionCVE.org

The Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before 2.5 does not validate the host of a user-supplied return URL before using it as the success and cancel redirect targets of a Stripe checkout, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to redirect a victim, via a crafted link, to an arbitrary external site after the checkout flow.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 93% exploitable
Prevalence
High
Millions of WordPress installs using Contact Form 7
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

44
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +24
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0
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