Vulnerability · Published Jul 22, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2024-6243HTML Forms < 1.3.33 - Admin+ Stored XSS

Medium 5.9

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in HTML Forms 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 29% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.9Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The HTML Forms WordPress plugin before 1.3.33 does not sanitize and escape the form message inputs, allowing high-privilege users, such as administrators, to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disabled.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	HTML Forms	0 – before 1.3.33

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f4097877-ba19-4738-a994-9593b9a5a635/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description