Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-24564

High

Published: 14 February 2025

Published
14 February 2025
Modified
23 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0018 39.1th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-24564 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 39.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-15 (Information Output Filtering).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-24564 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, enabling Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) as classified under CWE-79. It affects the Contact Form With Shortcode WordPress plugin developed by aviplugins.com, impacting all versions from unknown initial release through 4.2.5.

The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L), indicating network accessibility, low attack complexity, no privileges required, but user interaction needed, with changed scope and low impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Remote attackers can exploit it by tricking authenticated or unauthenticated users into interacting with maliciously crafted links or inputs reflected in the contact form, allowing script injection into the victim's browser session.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/contact-form-with-shortcode/vulnerability/wordpress-contact-form-with-shortcode-plugin-4-2-5-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve documents this Reflected XSS issue in the plugin up to version 4.2.5, providing details for security practitioners on the affected component.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in aviplugins.com Contact Form With Shortcode contact-form-with-shortcode allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Contact Form With Shortcode: from n/a through <= 4.2.5.

CWE(s)
CWE-79

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Why these techniques?

Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190) via crafted links or inputs.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

SI-10 requires validation of user inputs to the contact form plugin, directly preventing improper neutralization that enables reflected XSS script injection.

SI-15 Information Output Filtering good match
prevent

SI-15 mandates filtering of information outputs generated by the plugin, blocking reflected malicious scripts from executing in victims' browsers.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

SI-2 ensures timely identification, reporting, and patching of the specific flaw in Contact Form With Shortcode versions through 4.2.5.

References