CVE-2022-23988 json
WS Form < 1.8.176 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-28903
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.2%
- EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The WS Form LITE and Pro WordPress plugins before 1.8.176 do not sanitise and escape submitted form data, allowing unauthenticated attacker to submit XSS payloads which will get executed when a privileged user will view the related submission
Patch / fix
- westguardsolutions ws_form 1.8.176
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2.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9d5738f9-9a2e-4878-8a03-745894420bf6 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- WS Form WS Form LITE – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder for WordPress
- WS Form WS Form Pro
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/9d5738f9-9a2e-4878-8a03-745894420bf6
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-23988
- NVD CVE-2022-23988
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