CVE-2023-6830 Formidable Forms <= 6.7 - HTML Injection
Unauthenticated attackers can inject HTML into form fields, leading to admin defacement or redirection when viewed in the Entries View 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-2023-6830?
CVE-2023-6830 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in strategy11team Formidable Forms – Contact Form Plugin, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder, published on 9 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Formidable Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to HTML injection in versions up to, and including, 6.7. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary HTML code into form fields. When the form data is viewed by an administrator in the Entries View Page, the injected HTML code is rendered, potentially leading to admin area defacement or redirection to malicious websites. CVE-2024-23522 appears to be a duplicate of this issue.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6830?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Strategy11 Formidable Form Builder.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6830?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6830 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-2023-6830 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6830 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in strategy11team Formidable Forms – Contact Form Plugin, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder
- CVE-2019-15780 Deserialization in n/a
- CVE-2021-24884 Formidable Form Builder < 4.09.05 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2017-20192 Formidable Form Builder < 2.05.03 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2023-24419 WordPress Formidable Forms Plugin <= 5.5.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- CVE-2023-0816 Formidable Forms < 6.1 - IP Spoofing
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p2gq-hc84-24mm.