CVE-2023-0084 Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder <= 3.1.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

High 7.2 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts into form submissions, leading to script execution when users view the submissions page.

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-2023-0084?

CVE-2023-0084 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in roxnor MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, & Custom Form Builder for Elementor, published on 2 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via text areas on forms in versions up to, and including, 3.1.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page, which is the submissions page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0084?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpmet Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder.

How do I fix CVE-2023-0084?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0084 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-2023-0084 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0084 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cmgq-6r9w-rhhg.

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