Vulnerability · Published Feb 28, 2022 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-23988WS Form < 1.8.176 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in WS Form LITE – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder for WordPress from WS Form. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.2% (higher than 83% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)2.2%top 17.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
The WS Form LITE and Pro WordPress plugins before 1.8.176 do not sanitise and escape submitted form data, allowing unauthenticated attacker to submit XSS payloads which will get executed when a privileged user will view the related submission
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| WS Form | WS Form LITE – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder for WordPress | 1.8.176 – before 1.8.176 |
| WS Form | WS Form Pro | 1.8.176 – before 1.8.176 |
Weakness: CWE-79