CVE-2023-2302 Contact Form and Calls To Action by vcita <= 2.6.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

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-2023-2302?

CVE-2023-2302 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Contact Form and Calls To Action 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 and Calls To Action by vcita plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'email' parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.6.4 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-2023-2302?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vcita Contact Form and Calls to Action by Vcita.

How do I fix CVE-2023-2302?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2302 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-2023-2302 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2302 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7mhc-cwhq-2r88.

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