CVE-2025-22295 Overview
CVE-2025-22295 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Tripetto WordPress form builder plugin used for contact forms, surveys, and quizzes. The flaw stems from improper neutralization of user-supplied input during web page generation [CWE-79]. Affected versions include all Tripetto releases up to and including 8.0.6. An attacker with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that persist in the database and execute in the browsers of administrators or visitors who view the affected page. Successful exploitation can lead to session theft, credential harvesting, and unauthorized actions performed within the WordPress admin context.
Critical Impact
Stored JavaScript payloads execute in the context of authenticated WordPress users, enabling account takeover and content manipulation across affected sites.
Affected Products
- WordPress form builder plugin for contact forms, surveys and quizzes – Tripetto
- Tripetto plugin versions from n/a through <= 8.0.6
- WordPress sites running vulnerable Tripetto installations
Discovery Timeline
- 2025-01-09 - CVE-2025-22295 published to NVD
- 2026-04-29 - Last updated in NVD database
Technical Details for CVE-2025-22295
Vulnerability Analysis
The vulnerability resides in how the Tripetto plugin handles input rendered into web pages generated by WordPress. The plugin fails to apply sufficient output encoding or input sanitization on values that originate from form configuration or submission data. As a result, an attacker can submit crafted payloads containing HTML or JavaScript markup that the plugin stores and later renders without neutralization.
When an administrator or another site user views a page containing the malicious payload, the script executes in their browser session. Because the scope is marked as Changed, the impact extends beyond the vulnerable component into the broader WordPress administrative interface. Exploitation requires user interaction, typically viewing the affected form, submission, or admin screen.
Root Cause
The root cause is missing or incomplete sanitization of user-controlled fields before they are concatenated into HTML output. The plugin does not consistently apply WordPress escaping APIs such as esc_html(), esc_attr(), or wp_kses() on data paths that flow from storage to rendered output, allowing tag and attribute injection.
Attack Vector
The attack vector is network-based and requires no privileges on the target site, though user interaction is necessary to trigger the stored payload. An attacker submits a crafted form entry or abuses an exposed configuration field that reflects into administrative views. See the Patchstack Plugin Vulnerability Report for technical details.
Detection Methods for CVE-2025-22295
Indicators of Compromise
- Unexpected <script>, onerror, or onload attributes within stored Tripetto form data or submissions in the WordPress database.
- Outbound HTTP requests from administrator browsers to unfamiliar domains shortly after viewing form-related admin pages.
- New or modified WordPress administrator accounts created without authorized change records.
Detection Strategies
- Audit the wp_postmeta and Tripetto-specific tables for HTML or JavaScript markup in fields that should contain plain text.
- Deploy a Web Application Firewall (WAF) rule to identify XSS payload patterns submitted to Tripetto form endpoints.
- Review WordPress access logs for repeated POST requests to Tripetto submission handlers from a single source.
Monitoring Recommendations
- Monitor administrator session activity for anomalous API calls originating from browser contexts immediately after admin page loads.
- Alert on changes to user roles, plugin settings, or theme files that occur without a corresponding authenticated admin workflow.
- Track plugin version inventory across WordPress fleets and flag installations at or below version 8.0.6.
How to Mitigate CVE-2025-22295
Immediate Actions Required
- Update the Tripetto plugin to the latest version above 8.0.6 on all WordPress installations.
- Review existing form submissions and form configurations for embedded HTML or JavaScript content and purge malicious entries.
- Rotate WordPress administrator credentials and invalidate active sessions if compromise is suspected.
Patch Information
The vendor has addressed the vulnerability in releases following Tripetto 8.0.6. Site operators should consult the Patchstack Plugin Vulnerability Report and apply the fixed version through the WordPress plugin updater.
Workarounds
- Temporarily disable the Tripetto plugin until the patched version is deployed.
- Restrict access to Tripetto admin pages using IP allow-listing or additional authentication at the web server layer.
- Deploy a WAF with XSS signatures in front of the WordPress site to filter malicious input to form endpoints.
# Update Tripetto via WP-CLI
wp plugin update tripetto
wp plugin list --name=tripetto --fields=name,status,version
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