CVE-2024-2295 Contact Form Manager <= 1.6.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via shortcode attributes, leading to script execution in victim browsers.
- 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-2024-2295?
CVE-2024-2295 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in f1logic Contact Form Manager, published on 1 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Contact Form Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's [xyz-cfm-form] shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions 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-2024-2295?
How do I fix CVE-2024-2295?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2295 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-2024-2295 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2295 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6xph-25m2-x9mg.