CVE-2022-0248

Public Exploit
Contact Form Submissions < 1.7.3 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS

Description

The Contact Form Submissions WordPress plugin before 1.7.3 does not sanitise and escape additional fields in contact form requests before outputting them in the related submission. As a result, unauthenticated attacker could perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks against admins viewing the malicious submission

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 14.82% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory wordpress.org Third-Party Advisory wpscan.com
Affected: Unknown Contact Form Submissions
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d02cf542-2d75-46bc-a0df-67bbe501cc89 third party advisory exploit
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2682024 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-0248?
CVE-2022-0248 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-0248?
To fix CVE-2022-0248, 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-2022-0248 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-0248 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~15% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-0248?
CVE-2022-0248 affects Unknown Contact Form Submissions.
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