Vulnerability · Published Dec 18, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-5005Autocomplete Location field Contact Form 7 < 3.0 - Admin+ Store Cross-Site Scripting
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Autocomplete Location field Contact Form 7 from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 61.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Autocomplete Location field Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before 3.0, autocomplete-location-field-contact-form-7-pro WordPress plugin before 2.0 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Autocomplete Location field Contact Form 7 | 0 – before 3.0 |
| Unknown | Autocomplete Location field Contact Form 7 Pro | 0 – before 2.0 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bfb174d4-7658-4883-a682-d06bda89ec44 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description