CVE-2023-7063 Cross-site scripting in WPForms Pro

What is CVE-2023-7063?

CVE-2023-7063 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WPForms Pro, published on 20 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WPForms Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via form submission parameters in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.5.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers 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-2023-7063?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpforms Wpforms.

How do I fix CVE-2023-7063?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7063 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-2023-7063 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7063 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in WPForms Pro

• CVE-2024-11205 Missing authorization in WPForms – Easy Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Surveys, & More High 8.5
• CVE-2024-13403 WPForms Lite <= 1.9.3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via fieldHTML Parameter Medium 6.4
• CVE-2020-36919 WPForms 1.7.8 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Medium 5.1
• CVE-2024-11223 WPForms < 1.9.2.3 - Admin+ Stored XSS Medium 4.7
• CVE-2024-56276 WordPress WPForms Lite plugin <= 1.9.2.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability Medium 4.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-7v3h-fr8r-9pvm.