CVE-2021-42361
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CVE-2021-42361 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.8/10 on the CVSS scale. The Contact Form Email WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient input validation and escaping via the name parameter found in the ~/trunk/cp-admin-int-list.inc.php file which allowed attackers with administrative user access to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 1.3.24. This affects multi-site installations where unfiltered_html is disabled for administrators, and sites where unfiltered_html is disabled.. EPSS estimates a 0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The Contact Form Email WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient input validation and escaping via the name parameter found in the ~/trunk/cp-admin-int-list.inc.php file which allowed attackers with administrative user access to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 1.3.24. This affects multi-site installations where unfiltered_html is disabled for administrators, and sites where unfiltered_html is disabled.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Codepeople | Contact Form Email | <= 1.3.24 |
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-42361Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-42361Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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