Unfiltered HTML Setting Vulnerability in Smart Forms WordPress Plugin
CVE-2024-1905

5.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Smart Forms
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 April 2024

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2024-1905?

The Smart Forms WordPress plugin before 2.6.96 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

Affected Version(s)

Smart Forms 0 < 2.6.96

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2024-1905 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b9a448d2-4bc2-4933-8743-...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

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