CVE-2025-47626
📋 TL;DR
This stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Submission DOM tracking for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages. When users view pages containing the malicious scripts, the attacker can steal session cookies, redirect users, or perform actions on their behalf. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Submission DOM tracking for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could steal administrator session cookies, take over WordPress sites, install backdoors, deface websites, or redirect visitors to malicious sites.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious JavaScript to steal user session cookies, potentially compromising user accounts and performing unauthorized actions.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, malicious scripts would be neutralized before reaching users' browsers.
🎯 Exploit Status
XSS vulnerabilities typically have low exploitation complexity, but this requires attacker access to submit forms or admin privileges depending on implementation.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.0.1 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Submission DOM tracking for Contact Form 7'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily disable the Submission DOM tracking plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate cf7-submission-dom-tracking
Implement Content Security Policy
allAdd CSP headers to restrict script execution sources
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "script-src 'self'"
Or add to WordPress functions.php: header("Content-Security-Policy: script-src 'self'");
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the Submission DOM tracking plugin immediately
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for 'Submission DOM tracking for Contact Form 7' version 2.0 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get cf7-submission-dom-tracking --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 2.0.1 or later in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual form submissions with script tags
- Multiple failed login attempts after form submissions
- Admin user actions from unusual IP addresses
Network Indicators:
- Outbound connections to suspicious domains after form submissions
- Unexpected redirects from form submission pages
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("<script" OR "javascript:" OR "onload=" OR "onerror=")