CVE-2008-0197
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wp-contact-form/options-contactform.php in...
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wp-contact-form/options-contactform.php in the WP-ContactForm 1.5 alpha and earlier plugin for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) wpcf_email, (2) wpcf_subject, (3) wpcf_question, (4) wpcf_answer, (5) wpcf_success_msg, (6) wpcf_error_msg, or (7) wpcf_msg parameter to wp-admin/admin.php, or (8) the SRC attribute of an IFRAME element.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wp-contact-form/options-contactform.php in the WP-ContactForm 1.5 alpha and earlier plugin for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) wpcf_email, (2) wpcf_subject, (3) wpcf_question, (4) wpcf_answer, (5) wpcf_success_msg, (6) wpcf_error_msg, or (7) wpcf_msg parameter to wp-admin/admin.php, or (8) the SRC attribute of an IFRAME element.
- Record
CVE-2008-0197- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wp-contact-form/options-contactform.php in the WP-ContactForm 1.5 alpha and earlier plugin for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) wpcf_email, (2) wpcf_subject, (3) wpcf_question, (4) wpcf_answer, (5) wpcf_success_msg, (6) wpcf_error_msg, or (7) wpcf_msg parameter to wp-admin/admin.php, or (8) the SRC attribute of an IFRAME element.
- Record
CVE-2008-0197- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-0209 No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wp-contact-form/options-contactform.php in the WP-ContactForm 1.5 alpha and earlier plugin for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) wpcf_email, (2) wpcf_subject, (3) wpcf_question, (4) wpcf_answer, (5) wpcf_success_msg, (6) wpcf_error_msg, or (7) wpcf_msg parameter to wp-admin/admin.php, or (8) the SRC attribute of an IFRAME element.
- Record
EUVD-2008-0209- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gm9f-p4r5-3v8x No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wp-contact-form/options-contactform.php in...
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wp-contact-form/options-contactform.php in the WP-ContactForm 1.5 alpha and earlier plugin for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) wpcf_email, (2) wpcf_subject, (3) wpcf_question, (4) wpcf_answer, (5) wpcf_success_msg, (6) wpcf_error_msg, or (7) wpcf_msg parameter to wp-admin/admin.php, or (8) the SRC attribute of an IFRAME element.
- Record
GHSA-gm9f-p4r5-3v8x- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-0197 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Wordpress Wp-contactform, published January 10, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.16%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityvulns.ru/Sdocument546.html
lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-January/059439.html
websecurity.com.ua/1600
securityfocus.com/archive/1/485786/100/0/threaded
securityreason.com/securityalert/3539
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0197
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gm9f-p4r5-3v8x