Vulnerability · Published Sep 23, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2023-5125Contact Form by FormGet <= 5.5.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Contact Form by FormGet – Best Form Builder Plugin for WordPress from pankajagarwal. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Contact Form by FormGet plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'formget' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 5.5.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| pankajagarwal | Contact Form by FormGet – Best Form Builder Plugin for WordPress | 0 – through 5.5.5 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N