CVE-2018-7747

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Caldera Forms plugin before 1.6.0-rc.1 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving (1) a greeting message, (2) the email transaction log, or (3) an imported form.

References

Link	Tags
https://calderaforms.com/2018/03/caldera-forms-1-6-is-here/	release notes
https://wordpress.org/plugins/caldera-forms/#developers	release notes product
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/147257/WordPress-Caldera-Forms-1.5.9.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html	vdb entry third party advisory
https://calderaforms.com/updates/caldera-forms-1-6-0/#security	release notes vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44489/	exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-7747?: CVE-2018-7747 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-7747?: To fix CVE-2018-7747, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-7747 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2018-7747 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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Description

Category

CWE-79 – Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

References

Frequently Asked Questions