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FKIE_CVE-2014-8955

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-11-17 16:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:17
Severity
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Contact Form Clean and Simple (clean-and-simple-contact-form-by-meg-nicholas) plugin 4.4.0 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the cscf[name] parameter to contact-us/.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128957/WordPress-Clean-And-Simple-Contact-Form-4.4.0-XSS.htmlExploit
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98469
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128957/WordPress-Clean-And-Simple-Contact-Form-4.4.0-XSS.htmlExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98469
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
megnicholas clean_and_simple_contact_form *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:17:34.723",
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