WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2023-2802 Modified

Ultimate Addons for Contact Form 7: Cross-site scripting

Ultimate Addons for Contact Form 7 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
Ultimate Addons for Contact Form 7
Plugin slug
ultimate-addons-for-contact-form-7
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Aug 14, 2023
Weakness
Not assigned

This CVE was published Aug 14, 2023 and is one of 15 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Ultimate Addons for Contact Form 7 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 Ultimate Addons for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before 3.1.29 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)

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