SB2023061430 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder plugin for WordPress



SB2023061430 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder plugin for WordPress

Published: June 14, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023061430
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 6
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 33% Low 67%
  • Low
  • Medium
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 6 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0695)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "mf" shortcode. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


2) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0709)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "mf_last_name" shortcode. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


3) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0710)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "fname" attribute of the "mf_thankyou" shortcode. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


4) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0708)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "mf_first_name" shortcode. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


5) CSV Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0721)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary code into CSV files.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can inject arbitrary code into a CSV file.


6) Improper Authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1843)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass the authorization mechanisms.

The vulnerability exists due to a missing capability check on the permalink_setup function. A remote attacker can change the permalink structure.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.