CVE-2023-6953 PDF Generator For Fluent Forms <= 1.1.7 - Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

Stored XSS in PDF Generator for Fluent Forms allows script injection via form parameters, impacting users if form creation rights are granted to lower-privilege roles.

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-2023-6953?

CVE-2023-6953 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in wpmanageninja Fluent PDF Generator, published on 5 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The PDF Generator For Fluent Forms – The Contact Form Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the header, PDF body and footer content parameters in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The exploitation level depends on who is granted the right to create forms by an administrator. This level can be as low as contributor, but by default is admin.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6953?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpmanageninja Pdf Generator for Fluent Forms.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6953?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6953 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-2023-6953 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6953 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-444j-ccxr-jrr5.

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