CVE-2025-52753CWE-79cross-site-scripting

CVE-2025-52753

High · published October 22, 2025

CVSS v3.1
7.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
15.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

⚡ A sneaky reflected XSS vulnerability is lurking in the Contact Form by Supsystic, allowing attackers to execute malicious scripts with just a crafted link! Think of it like a restaurant that serves a dish without checking the ingredients — if someone swapped in something dangerous, you’d be serving trouble without even knowing! An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to run malicious scripts in the context of the user's session. This means they could steal sensitive information, manipulate form submissions, or even redirect users to phishing sites, which is absolutely devastating for your users' trust!

Put simply

Think of it like a restaurant that serves a dish without checking the ingredients — if someone swapped in something dangerous, you’d be serving trouble without even knowing! This reflected XSS vulnerability arises because input is improperly neutralized during web page generation, allowing attackers to inject harmful scripts through crafted URLs. Affected versions include all versions from n/a up to and including 1.7.36.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to run malicious scripts in the context of the user's session. This means they could steal sensitive information, manipulate form submissions, or even redirect users to phishing sites, which is absolutely devastating for your users' trust! To protect your users, immediately update the Contact Form by Supsystic to the latest version. Additionally, implement proper input validation and output encoding to ensure user inputs are handled safely. Don't forget to conduct a security audit on your forms! You've got this! With these steps, you'll be a security hero in no time! 🦸

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00250 · 15.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2025-10-22T19:15Z
References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 OCT 14:32Z
    WordPress Contact Form by Supsystic plugin <= 1.7.36 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
    cvelistv5