CVE-2023-23812 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joost de Valk Enhanced WP Contact Form plugin <= 2.2.3 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00058.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Enhanced Wp Contact Form Project	Enhanced Wp Contact Form

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:enhanced_wp_contact_form_project:enhanced_wp_contact_form:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-27898	Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joost de Valk Enhanced WP Contact Form plugin <= 2.2.3 versions.

Fixes

Solution

The vulnerability was patched in the 2.3 version. However, you should look for alternative software as the author no longer supports this plugin, and it has been removed from the WordPress repository.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/enhanced-wordpress-contactform/wordpress-enhanced-wp-contact-form-plugin-2-2-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 22:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-05-10T07:38:57.653Z

Updated: 2025-02-19T21:31:11.564Z

Reserved: 2023-01-18T09:27:50.535Z

Link: CVE-2023-23812

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T10:42:26.226Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-05-10T08:15:11.310

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:46:52.957

Link: CVE-2023-23812

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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