CVE-2023-49188 (GCVE-0-2023-49188)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-15 15:05 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:08
VLAI
Title
WordPress Track Geolocation Of Users Using Contact Form 7 Plugin <= 2.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in ZealousWeb Track Geolocation Of Users Using Contact Form 7 allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Track Geolocation Of Users Using Contact Form 7: from n/a through 2.0.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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 CPE status
ZealousWeb Track Geolocation Of Users Using Contact Form 7 Affected: n/a , ≤ 2.0 (custom)
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Credits
DoYeon Park / p6rkdoye0n (Patchstack Alliance)
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