CVE-2017-20192 (GCVE-0-2017-20192)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-10-16 06:43 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:06
VLAI
Title
Formidable Form Builder < 2.05.03 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
The Formidable Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via multiple parameters submitted during form entries like 'after_html' in versions before 2.05.03 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in a victim's browser.
Severity
8.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-16 15:34 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
Wordfence CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 65/100 over 2249 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
strategy11team Formidable Forms – Contact Form Plugin, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder Affected: 0 , < 2.05.03 (semver)
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strategy11 formidable_forms Affected: 0 , < 2.05.03 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:strategy11:formidable_forms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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Credits
Jouko Pynnöne
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