CVE-2022-2116 Elementor Contact Form DB < 1.8.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in Elementor Contact Form DB allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via unsanitized parameters.
- 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-2022-2116?
CVE-2022-2116 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Contact Form DB – Elementor, published on 15 Aug 2022. 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 Contact Form DB WordPress plugin before 1.8.0 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before outputting them back in attributes, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2116?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Webacetechs Contact Form Db - Elementor.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2116?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2116 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-2022-2116 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2116 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jwcm-wfw4-3v7h.