#VU24500 Cross-site scripting in Calculated Fields Form


Published: 2020-01-24

Vulnerability identifier: #VU24500

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7228

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Calculated Fields Form
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: CodePeople

Description

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. A remote attacker can permanently 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.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability..

Vulnerable software versions

Calculated Fields Form: 1.0.292 - 1.0.353


External links
http://spider-security.co.uk/blog-cve-2020-7228
http://wordpress.org/plugins/calculated-fields-form/#developers
http://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10043


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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