Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Simple Basic Contact Form Plugin from WordPress
CVE-2024-12716

4.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Simple Basic Contact Form
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 May 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2024-12716?

The Simple Basic Contact Form plugin for WordPress fails to properly sanitize and escape certain settings, which can expose high privilege users, such as administrators, to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. This vulnerability enables attackers to inject malicious scripts that may execute when users interact with compromised settings, even in environments where the unfiltered_html capability is restricted, like multisite setups. It's crucial for users to update to the latest version to mitigate the risk of exploitation.

Affected Version(s)

Simple Basic Contact Form 0 < 20250114

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2024-12716 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a9fa48f1-d7fd-4968-a122-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Krugov Artyom
WPScan
.