CVE-2017-20055 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in BestWebSoft Contact Form Plugin 4.0.0. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to basic cross site scripting (Stored). It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.0.2 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00257.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Bestwebsoft	Contact Form

Configuration 1 [-]

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-11070	A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in BestWebSoft Contact Form Plugin 4.0.0. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to basic cross site scripting (Stored). It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.0.2 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/100
https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/stored_cross_site_scripting_vulnerability_in_contact_form_wordpress_plugin.html
https://vuldb.com/?id.97389

History

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published: 2022-06-16T12:20:22.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-15T14:24:31.117Z

Reserved: 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-20055

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T21:45:25.194Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-06-16T13:15:08.073

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:22:32.030

Link: CVE-2017-20055

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

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