Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a reflected cross-site scripting issue in a WordPress plugin. An attacker could trick an administrator into opening a crafted link that makes malicious JavaScript run in the administrator’s browser. The business risk is account or site-management exposure, but the sources do not show active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority WordPress administration risk. It is not evidenced as actively exploited, but public exploit information exists and administrator compromise can have outsized business impact. Prioritize internet-facing or business-critical WordPress sites first.
Technical view
CVE-2022-50960 affects International Sms For Contact Form 7 Integration version 1.2. The reported flaw is CWE-79 in the admin settings interface page parameter, handled in class-sms-log-display.php. CVSS 3.1 is 6.1, with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and changed scope.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites running Varun Sridharan’s International Sms For Contact Form 7 Integration plugin at version 1.2. Sites not using this plugin, or not at the affected version, are not indicated as affected by the supplied sources.
Exploitation context
The bundle includes an ExploitDB reference, so public exploit information exists. However, CISA KEV status is false, and the provided sources do not substantiate active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
The evidence supports reflected XSS, not stored XSS or remote code execution. The supplied sources identify version 1.2 only. Patch status is not established in the bundle, so remediation should be tied to vendor or WordPress plugin guidance rather than assumed.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the affected plugin and version 1.2.
- Check vendor or WordPress plugin guidance for a fixed version or official remediation.
- Disable or remove the plugin where it is not business-critical.
- Limit WordPress administrator access to trusted users and managed devices.
- Warn administrators not to open untrusted links while authenticated to WordPress.
Validation and detection
- Confirm the plugin slug and installed version on each WordPress instance.
- Review whether version 1.2 is present in production, staging, or backups.
- Check vendor pages for patch status before declaring remediation complete.
- Review relevant web and admin logs for suspicious requests to plugin admin settings.
- Verify compensating controls around administrator session protection and access restrictions.
Public sources used
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Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.82.7VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N——VulnCheckVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
5.1MediumVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.1MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ExploitDB-50719CVE reference, VulnCheck · exploit
- Product ReferenceCVE reference, VulnCheck · product
- VulnCheck Advisory: WordPress International Sms Contact Form 7 Integration 1.2 XSSCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.