CVE-2023-37988 (GCVE-0-2023-37988)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-10 10:39 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:01
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Summary
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Creative Solutions Contact Form Generator plugin <= 2.5.5 versions.
Severity ?
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Creative Solutions Contact Form Generator Affected: n/a , ≤ 2.5.5 (custom)
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Credits
Arvandy (Patchstack Alliance)
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