---
id: CVE-2025-8280
title: >-
  The Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA WordPress plugin through 1.2.0 does not escape
  the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] parameter before outputting it back in an
  attribute, which could lead to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in old web
  browsers.
summary: >-
  The Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA WordPress plugin through 1.2.0 does not escape
  the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] parameter before outputting it back in an
  attribute, which could lead to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in old web
  browsers.
severity: medium
cvss: 5.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
vendor: iambriansreed
product: contact_form_7_recaptcha
affected:
  - contact_form_7_recaptcha <= 1.2.0
published: '2025-09-12'
updated: '2026-09-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-30T23:10:00.237'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8280'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f8370026-6293-4814-961f-c254ee8e844d/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00202
epssPercentile: 0.09065
ingestedAt: '2026-09-30T23:29:32.382Z'
---

## Overview

The Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA WordPress plugin through 1.2.0 does not escape the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, which could lead to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in old web browsers.

## Affected

- `contact_form_7_recaptcha <= 1.2.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.