Caldera Forms <= 1.5.9.1 - Cross Site Scripting

2018-04-20 00:00

Federico Scalco

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.6.0

Affected PluginCaldera Forms – More Than Contact Forms

Affected Version<= 1.5.9.1

CVSS5.5Medium

CVECVE-2018-7747

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Vulnerability Overview

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Caldera Forms plugin before 1.6.0-rc.1 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving (1) a greeting message, (2) the email transaction log, or (3) an imported form.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.6.0, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')) The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7747 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/aa8df7ee-5308-4993-ac49-e2e58f3eaf60

CVSS Vector

5.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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