CVE-2023-0272 NEX-Forms < 8.3.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes in NEX-Forms, leading to stored XSS attacks on WordPress sites.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-0272?
CVE-2023-0272 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown NEX-Forms, published on 27 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The NEX-Forms WordPress plugin before 8.3.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0272?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Basixonline Nex-Forms.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0272?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0272 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-2023-0272 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0272 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown NEX-Forms
- CVE-2015-9452 SQL injection in n/a
- CVE-2022-3142 NEX-Forms < 7.9.7 - Authenticated SQLi
- CVE-2024-53808 WordPress NEX-Forms plugin <= 8.7.8 - SQL Injection vulnerability
- CVE-2023-50838 WordPress NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder Plugin <= 8.5.5 is vulnerable to SQL Injection
- CVE-2021-34675 Auth bypass in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j9w6-ph9x-3m55.