// For flags

CVE-2017-18491

Advanced Contact Us Form Builder for WordPress <= 4.0.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Severity Score

6.1
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The contact-form-plugin plugin before 4.0.6 for WordPress has multiple XSS issues.

El complemento contact-form-plugin anterior de 4.0.6 para WordPress tiene mĂșltiples problemas XSS.

The Advanced Contact Us Form Builder for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 4.0.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the 'category' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in a victim's browser granted they can trick the user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

*Credits: Neven Birusk
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2017-04-12 CVE Published
  • 2019-08-12 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-10-25 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
References (1)
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Bestwebsoft
Search vendor "Bestwebsoft"
Contact Form
Search vendor "Bestwebsoft" for product "Contact Form"
< 4.0.6
Search vendor "Bestwebsoft" for product "Contact Form" and version " < 4.0.6"
wordpress
Affected