Vulnerability · Published Dec 11, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-5955Contact Form Email < 1.3.44 - Editor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Contact Form Email from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 60.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Contact Form Email WordPress plugin before 1.3.44 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 | Contact Form Email | 0 – before 1.3.44 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1b5fce7e-14fc-4548-8747-96fdd58fdd98 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description