SB2022120532 - Stored cross-site scripting in WordPress 4ECPS Web Forms plugin

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-44628)

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote user can permanently inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.itive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://wordpress.org/plugins/4ecps-webforms/
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/4ecps-webforms/wordpress-4ecps-web-forms-plugin-0-2-17-auth-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve