# CVE-2023-0389: Calculated Fields Form < 1.1.151 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Dropdown Fields

> Admins can inject malicious scripts via dropdown fields in the Calculated Fields Form plugin, bypassing unfiltered_html restrictions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 11 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r34p-xvw4-c7qj

## What is CVE-2023-0389?

CVE-2023-0389 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Calculated Fields Form, 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 Calculated Fields Form WordPress plugin before 1.1.151 does not sanitise and escape some of its form settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0389?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Codepeople Calculated Fields Form.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0389?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0389 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0389 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0389 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Calculated Fields Form

- [CVE-2024-2020](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2020/): Calculated Fields Form Professional <= 5.1.56 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2024-29759](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29759/): WordPress Calculated Fields Form plugin <= 1.2.54 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-0963](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0963/): Calculated Fields Form <= 1.2.52 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2020-7228](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7228/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2024-12601](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12601/): Calculated Fields Form <= 5.2.63 - Denial of Service (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0389 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0389 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Calculated Fields Form, 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0389 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Calculated Fields Form. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0389/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0389/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0389
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0389
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0389

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0389/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.