Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Calculated Fields Form for WordPress
CVE-2023-6446

4.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Calculated Fields Form
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 January 2024

Summary

The Calculated Fields Form plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability in its admin settings that permits stored cross-site scripting due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping. This vulnerability is exploitable by authenticated attackers with admin-level privileges, allowing them to embed harmful scripts into pages viewed by users. It particularly affects multi-site installations and those configurations where the 'unfiltered_html' capability is disabled. When compromised, this potentially leads to unauthorized execution of scripts, risking user data and site integrity.

Affected Version(s)

Calculated Fields Form * <= 1.2.40

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3005354/calc...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

emad
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