// For flags

CVE-2022-40191

WordPress Contact Form By Mega Forms plugin <= 1.2.4 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity Score

5.4
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Authenticated (subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Ali Khallad's Contact Form By Mega Forms plugin <= 1.2.4 at WordPress.

Una vulnerabilidad de tipo Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Almacenado Autenticado (suscriptor+) en Ali Khallads Contact Form By Mega Forms plugin versiones anteriores a 1.2.4 incluyéndola, en WordPress

The Contact Form By Mega Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 1.2.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

*Credits: Vulnerability discovered by ptsfence (Patchstack Alliance)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-09-08 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-09-08 CVE Published
  • 2024-03-31 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-17 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
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Contact Form By Mega Forms Project
Search vendor "Contact Form By Mega Forms Project"
 Contact Form By Mega Forms
Search vendor "Contact Form By Mega Forms Project" for product "Contact Form By Mega Forms"
 <= 1.2.4
Search vendor "Contact Form By Mega Forms Project" for product "Contact Form By Mega Forms" and version " <= 1.2.4"
wordpress
Affected