CVE-2022-2395 weForms < 1.6.14 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts into weForms settings, potentially leading to code execution or account takeover.
- 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-2022-2395?
CVE-2022-2395 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown weForms – Easy Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder For WordPress, published on 8 Aug 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The weForms WordPress plugin before 1.6.14 does not sanitise and escape its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2395?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Weformspro Weforms.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2395?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2395 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-2022-2395 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2395 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown weForms – Easy Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder For WordPress
- CVE-2020-22276 Other in n/a
- CVE-2024-0386 weForms <= 1.6.21 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Referer
- CVE-2023-50896 WordPress weForms Plugin <= 1.6.17 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2023-51524 WordPress weForms plugin <= 1.6.18 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
- CVE-2024-30512 WordPress weForms plugin <= 1.6.20 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j7m7-j5hp-65r3.