CVE-2024-30198 WordPress Buddyforms plugin <= 2.8.5 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via reflected XSS in the BuddyForms WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-30198?
CVE-2024-30198 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in ThemeKraft BuddyForms, published on 27 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in ThemeKraft BuddyForms allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects BuddyForms: from n/a through 2.8.5.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-30198?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Themekraft Buddyforms.
How do I fix CVE-2024-30198?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-30198 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-2024-30198 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-30198 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in ThemeKraft BuddyForms
- CVE-2023-26326 Deserialization in BuddyForms WordPress Plugin
- CVE-2018-21003 SQL injection in n/a
- CVE-2024-8246 Privilege escalation in Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form for User Profiles – Frontend Content Forms for User Submissions (UGC)
- CVE-2024-32830 WordPress buddyforms plugin <= 2.8.8- Arbitrary File Read and SSRF vulnerability
- CVE-2025-32151 WordPress BuddyForms plugin <= 2.10.2 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9ww7-cjcf-gq83.