CVE-2022-23179

The Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder WordPress plugin before 1.7.0 does not escape some of its form fields before outputting them in attributes, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

CVSS v3 4.8 MEDIUM

4.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.7 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/90b8af99-e4a1-4076-99fa-efe805dd4be4/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/90b8af99-e4a1-4076-99fa-efe805dd4be4/	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:themehunk:contact_form_\&_lead_form_elementor_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 06:48

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/90b8af99-e4a1-4076-99fa-efe805dd4be4/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/90b8af99-e4a1-4076-99fa-efe805dd4be4/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

23 Jan 2024, 20:42

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-01-16 16:15

Updated : 2025-05-09 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-23179

Mitre link : CVE-2022-23179

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-23179

JSON object : View

Products Affected

themehunk

contact_form_\&_lead_form_elementor_builder

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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