CVE-2024-2242Network attack vector

Reflected XSS via unescaped active-tab parameter

Published Mar 13, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026

Reflected XSS in Contact Form 7 5.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute scripts in a user's browser through a crafted active-tab value. In admin/edit-contact-form.php, the attacker-controlled value was emitted into a hidden input attribute without sufficient output escaping. Execution requires a WordPress user with access to the Contact Form 7 editor to follow the crafted link, after which the script runs under the site's origin.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability1.30%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Reflected XSS in Contact Form 7 5.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute scripts in a user's browser through a crafted active-tab value. In admin/edit-contact-form.php, the attacker-controlled value was emitted into a hidden input attribute without sufficient output escaping. Execution requires a WordPress user with access to the Contact Form 7 editor to follow the crafted link, after which the script runs under the site's origin.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-2242
Published
Mar 13, 2024
Updated
Apr 8, 2026
Vendor
Rock Lobster Inc.
Product
Contact Form 7
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 13, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=5.9

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Rock Lobster Inc. · Contact Form 7version=0 <=5.9

Published CVSS scores

6.1WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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