Headline
CVE-2023-2300: Contact Form Builder by vcita <= 4.9.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting — Wordfence Intelligence
The Contact Form Builder by vcita plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘email’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 4.9.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with the edit_posts capability, such as contributors and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (‘Cross-site Scripting’)
CVE
CVE-2023-2300
CVSS
6.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published
June 2, 2023
Last Updated
June 3, 2023
Researcher
Jonas Höbenreich
Description
The Contact Form Builder by vcita plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘email’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 4.9.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with the edit_posts capability, such as contributors and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- blog.jonh.eu
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1 affected software package
Software Type
Plugin
Software Slug
contact-form-with-a-meeting-scheduler-by-vcita (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?
No
Remediation
No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability’s details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization’s risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
- <= 4.9.1
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