CVE-2022-23179 Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder < 1.7.0 - Multiple Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via unescaped form fields in the Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-23179?
CVE-2022-23179 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder, published on 16 Jan 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder WordPress plugin before 1.7.0 does not escape some of its form fields before outputting them in attributes, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23179?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Themehunk Contact Form \& Lead Form Elementor Builder.
How do I fix CVE-2022-23179?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23179 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-2022-23179 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-23179 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder
- CVE-2024-3637 Responsive Contact Form Builder & Lead Generation Plugin <= 1.8.9 - Admin+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2021-24967 Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder < 1.6.4 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2024-10475 Lead Form Builder < 1.9.8 - Admin+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2022-23180 Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder Plugin < 1.7.4 - Multiple Subscriber+ Settings Update
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h9pp-v4f3-fp7x.