WordPress Comments Fields: Cross-site scripting
WordPress Comments Fields 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.
- Component
- WordPress Comments Fields
- Plugin slug
wordpress-comments-fields- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Aug 08, 2022
This CVE was published Aug 08, 2022 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update WordPress Comments Fields 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 WordPress Comments Fields WordPress plugin before 4.1 does not escape Field Error Message, which could allow high-privileged users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N