CVE-2017-18574 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Insufficient HTML escaping in the Ninja Forms builder allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-18574?
CVE-2017-18574 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ninjaforms Ninja Forms, published on 22 Aug 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The ninja-forms plugin before 3.0.31 for WordPress has insufficient HTML escaping in the builder.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18574?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ninjaforms Ninja Forms.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18574?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18574 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2017-18574 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18574 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2018-20981 Information disclosure in n/a
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-p23g-p5v4-6v9x.