CVE-2017-20192 Formidable Form Builder < 2.05.03 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via form entries, executing code in victims' browsers using the Formidable Forms plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-20192?
CVE-2017-20192 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in strategy11team Formidable Forms – Contact Form Plugin, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder, published on 16 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Formidable Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via multiple parameters submitted during form entries like 'after_html' in versions before 2.05.03 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in a victim's browser.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-20192?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Strategy11 Formidable Form Builder.
How do I fix CVE-2017-20192?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-20192 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-2017-20192 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-20192 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in strategy11team Formidable Forms – Contact Form Plugin, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder
- CVE-2019-15780 Deserialization in n/a
- CVE-2021-24884 Formidable Form Builder < 4.09.05 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2023-24419 WordPress Formidable Forms Plugin <= 5.5.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- CVE-2023-6830 Formidable Forms <= 6.7 - HTML Injection
- CVE-2023-0816 Formidable Forms < 6.1 - IP Spoofing
Sources
Also known as GHSA-25w9-jxhc-6r43.