PT-2023-20992 · WordPress · Contact Form Email

Andreas Damen · Published 2023-06-12 · Updated 2023-10-29 · CVE-2023-2718

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Contact Form Email WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.3.38

Description The issue is related to a Stored XSS vulnerability. It occurs because the plugin does not escape submitted values before displaying them in the HTML. There is no information provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide or details about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.3.38, update to version 1.3.38 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the submission of user input to the contact form until the update is applied. Restrict access to the contact form module to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the contact form until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-2718

Affected Products

Contact Form Email

References · 5

• 🔥 https://onvio.nl/nieuws/research-day-discovering-vulnerabilities-in-wordpress-plugins · Exploit
• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8ad824a6-2d49-4f02-8252-393c59aa9705 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2718 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2718 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/52527 · Telegram Post