Contact Form Builder by vcita: Cross-site scripting
Contact Form Builder by vcita is affected by cross-site scripting. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- Contact Form Builder by vcita
- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jun 03, 2023
This CVE was published Jun 03, 2023 and is one of 4 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Contact Form Builder by vcita to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Contact Form Builder by vcita plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.10.3. This is due to missing nonce validation on the ls_parse_vcita_callback function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings and inject malicious JavaScript via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. While the Cross-Site Scripting issue was patched in version 4.10.1, the plugin is still technically vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery since a capability check but no nonce check was added in 4.10.2.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary and upstream sources
- NVD record for CVE-2023-2301
- Upstream reference blog.jonh.eu
- WordPress upstream reference plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- WordPress upstream reference plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- Wordfence advisory wordfence.com
- Upstream reference blog.jonh.eu
- WordPress upstream reference plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- Wordfence advisory wordfence.com