CVE-2023-6957 (GCVE-0-2023-6957)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-03-13 15:27 – Updated: 2024-08-02 08:42
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Summary
The Fluent Forms plugin for WordPress by Fluent Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The exploitation level depends on who is granted the right to create forms by an administrator. This level can be as low as contributor, but by default is admin.
Severity ?
4.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
techjewel Contact Form Plugin by Fluent Forms for Quiz, Survey, and Drag & Drop WP Form Builder Affected: * , ≤ 5.1.9 (semver)
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Credits
Pedro Paniago
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