CVE-2025-9562
📋 TL;DR
The Redirection for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin has a stored XSS vulnerability in its qs_date shortcode. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts that execute when users view compromised pages. This affects all versions up to and including 3.2.6.
💻 Affected Systems
- Redirection for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could steal admin credentials, deface websites, redirect users to malicious sites, or install backdoors for persistent access.
Likely Case
Attackers with contributor access inject malicious scripts to steal user session cookies or display phishing content to visitors.
If Mitigated
With proper user role management and content review, impact is limited to potential defacement of specific pages.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires authenticated access with contributor privileges or higher. Exploitation involves injecting malicious attributes into the qs_date shortcode.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version 3.2.7 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpcf7-redirect/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Redirection for Contact Form 7'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or manually update to version 3.2.7+. 5. Verify update completes successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Remove Contributor Access
allTemporarily restrict contributor-level user roles from accessing posts/pages until patched.
Disable Plugin
allDeactivate the vulnerable plugin if functionality is not critical.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict user role management and review all content from contributors
- Deploy web application firewall with XSS protection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Redirection for Contact Form 7' version 3.2.6 or lower.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name='wpcf7-redirect' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 3.2.7 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual post/page edits by contributor users
- qs_date shortcode modifications with suspicious attributes
Network Indicators:
- Script tags loading from unexpected sources in page responses
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("wpcf7-redirect" OR "qs_date") AND ("update" OR "edit" OR "inject")🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpcf7-redirect/tags/3.2.5/wpcf7r-functions.php#L558
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3378810%40wpcf7-redirect&new=3378810%40wpcf7-redirect&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpcf7-redirect/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5a801bb0-a7fc-42c3-b26f-3f7cdb592bea?source=cve
