Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessCraft malicious XSS payload in CF7 Views input
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DeliveryDeliver crafted link to WordPress user
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ExploitVictim browser renders unsanitized content
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ExecutionInject script executes in site origin
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ImpactHijack session or perform actions as victim
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation targets the CF7 Views - Complete Entry Management for Contact Form 7 plugin (versions <= 3.2.6) where attacker-controlled input is reflected/rendered without proper sanitization or output encoding. Per the CVSS vector, no authentication is required (PR:N), but exploitation is LIMITED by mandatory user interaction (UI:R): a victim must click a crafted link or load attacker-influenced content for the injected script to execute in their browser session. Impact is further bounded to the WordPress site origin and the privileges of the victim's session - maximal damage requires socially engineering a privileged (administrator) user. The precise injectable parameter or view endpoint is not detailed in the provided data; consult the Patchstack advisory for the exact affected feature. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity, unauthenticated reflected/DOM Cross-Site Scripting flaw (CWE-79) in the CF7 Views WordPress plugin at or below version 3.2.6, reported by Patchstack. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L, score 7.1) indicates network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated exploitation that nonetheless REQUIRES user interaction (UI:R) - a victim must click a crafted link or load attacker-influenced content - which is typical for reflected XSS and meaningfully lowers real-world exploitability versus a no-interaction bug. The scope-change (S:C) and Low C/I/A impacts reflect that injected script executes in the victim's browser session against the WordPress origin rather than directly compromising the server. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, SSVC decision, or public POC was provided in the input, so there is NO signal of active exploitation or weaponization; exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' Net assessment: a genuine but not emergency-priority issue - real risk is gated on social-engineering a user (ideally an administrator for maximum impact) and the plugin's relatively limited deployment footprint. Patch promptly in standard maintenance cycles rather than as a break-glass emergency, absent new exploitation evidence. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker crafts a URL or form input containing a malicious JavaScript payload targeting the CF7 Views entry-management interface and lures a logged-in site user or administrator into opening it. When the victim's browser renders the unsanitized content, the script executes in the WordPress origin, enabling session/cookie theft, actions on behalf of the victim, or injection of further content. No public proof-of-concept was identified in the provided data, and successful exploitation depends on the required user interaction. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 06, 2026
Unauthenticated cross-site scripting in the CF7 Views - Complete Entry Management for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin through version 3.2.6 allows an attacker to have injected script execute in a victim's browser session when the victim follows a crafted link or loads attacker-influenced content. Exploitation requires no credentials (PR:N) but is gated by mandatory user interaction (UI:R), and impact is bounded by the victim's privileges on the affected WordPress origin, so maximum damage requires socially engineering a logged-in administrator. Patchstack reports the issue at CVSS 7.1; no public exploit code and no confirmed active exploitation (CISA KEV) are identified in the available data, and no EPSS value was supplied.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch version is identified in the provided data: the advisory scope ends at 3.2.6 and does not name a fixed release, so the first remediation step is to check the plugin's WordPress.org page and the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/cf7-views/vulnerability/wordpress-cf7-views-complete-entry-management-for-contact-form-7-plugin-3-2-6-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) for a version above 3.2.6 and upgrade to it if one exists. If no fixed version is available, deactivate and remove the plugin; because it stores and displays Contact Form 7 entries, removal means losing in-dashboard entry review (export the entry data first) and is the only control that fully eliminates the attack surface. Where removal is not possible, apply targeted compensating controls: disable or unregister the plugin's entry-view/admin pages and shortcodes if staff do not need them (side effect: loss of the entry-management feature), and place a WAF/reverse-proxy rule in front of the plugin's endpoints and parameters to block script-bearing input (side effect: pattern-based rules produce false positives and miss novel encodings). Add a Content-Security-Policy with a restrictive script-src to blunt reflected script execution (side effect: inline scripts and third-party widgets used by other plugins may break, so use report-only mode first to inventory violations). Finally, reduce the payoff of a successful injection by enforcing least privilege - avoid browsing untrusted links from an administrator session, use a separate browser profile for site administration, and ensure admin cookies carry HttpOnly/SameSite attributes - since the CVSS vector's UI:R and S:C metrics mean a privileged victim is the highest-value target.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The flaw is CWE-79 (improper neutralization of input during web page generation, i.e., cross-site scripting) in a WordPress plugin that extends Contact Form 7 with stored form submissions and entry-management views. WordPress plugins of this type render user-supplied submission data through shortcodes, admin pages, and AJAX handlers; where that attacker-influenced input is echoed into HTML without context-appropriate escaping or output encoding, the browser parses it as markup or script. Per the supplied CVSS vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L) the injection is network-reachable with low attack complexity and no authentication, but delivery depends on a victim triggering the crafted content (UI:R). The scope-changed metric (S:C) indicates that a successful script execution can act beyond the vulnerable component - in this case against the broader WordPress site origin and whatever session cookies or nonce-protected actions the victim holds - while confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts are each rated Low. The CPE string cpe:2.3:a:aman:cf7_views_-_complete_entry_management_for_contact_form_7 confirms the vendor/product mapping, and the plugin slug is cf7-views. The provided data does not identify the exact injectable parameter or view endpoint; the Patchstack advisory is the authoritative source for that detail, and the assessment here should not be read as confirming which specific field or query argument is vulnerable.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Network-reachable unsanitized input (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N) requires a victim to trigger execution (UI:R); script runs cross-origin in the browser (S:C) with limited C/I/A impact typical of XSS.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in CF7 Views – Complete Entry Management for Contact Form 7 <= 3.2.6 versions.
Executive ViewAI
The CF7 Views - Complete Entry Management for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin (versions through 3.2.6) is affected by an unauthenticated cross-site scripting vulnerability that can lead to script execution in a victim's browser, with maximum impact requiring an administrator to interact with a crafted link. This poses a risk of administrative session compromise and potential full site takeover for organizations using the plugin. No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis, and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, so immediate interim mitigations are essential.
Interim mitigations include disabling or uninstalling the vulnerable plugin if not essential; deploying WAF rules to detect and block XSS attempts targeting the plugin; enforcing strict administrative access controls such as multi-factor authentication and least privilege; conducting security awareness training for administrators to avoid clicking suspicious links; and monitoring WordPress logs for indicators of compromise. No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis.
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
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