CVE-2024-37512 WordPress NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder plugin <= 8.5.10 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Stored XSS in NEX-Forms plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or site defacement.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-37512?

CVE-2024-37512 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Basix NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder, published on 21 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Basix NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder allows Stored XSS.This issue affects NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder: from n/a through 8.5.10.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37512?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Basixonline Nex-Forms.

How do I fix CVE-2024-37512?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-37512 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-2024-37512 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37512 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-ww2r-cpjx-g6vr.

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