WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2021-24902 Modified

Typebot | Build beautiful conversational forms: Cross-site scripting

Typebot | Build beautiful conversational forms is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.

CVE / CNA score 4.8 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 4.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Typebot | Build beautiful conversational forms
Plugin slug
typebot
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Dec 27, 2021
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published Dec 27, 2021 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Typebot | Build beautiful conversational forms 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 Typebot | Build beautiful conversational forms WordPress plugin before 1.4.3 does not sanitise and escape the Publish ID setting, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary and upstream sources