CVE-2023-2300 Contact Form Builder by vcita <= 4.9.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the email parameter, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-2300?
CVE-2023-2300 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in eyale-vc Contact Form Builder by vcita, published on 3 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Contact Form Builder by vcita plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'email' parameter in versions up to, and including, 4.9.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with the edit_posts capability, such as contributors and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2300?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vcita Contact Form Builder by Vcita.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2300?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2300 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-2023-2300 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2300 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in eyale-vc Contact Form Builder by vcita
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hvfh-qhgx-vqxm.