CVE-2023-5468
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CVE-2023-5468 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. The Slick Contact Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'dcscf-link' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.3.7 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The Slick Contact Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'dcscf-link' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.3.7 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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Leechesnutt | Slick Contact Forms | <= 1.3.7 |
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/22c63226-2bc6-40be-a5d1-1bd169fc78b8?source=cveProduct, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/22c63226-2bc6-40be-a5d1-1bd169fc78b8?source=cveProduct, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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