CVE-2023-5980

BSK Forms Blacklist < 3.7 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Published Dec 26, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 4.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The BSK Forms Blacklist WordPress plugin before 3.7 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

Analysis

No analysis available yet

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

BSK Forms Blacklist

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 3.7

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:bannersky:bsk_forms_blacklist:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.379% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b621261b-ae18-4853-9ace-7b773810529a

History

Apr 17, 2025 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Bannersky Bsk Forms Blacklist

Weaknesses

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

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 17, 2025, 8:35 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Dec 26, 2023, 6:33 PM
Updated: Apr 17, 2025, 8:35 PM
Reserved: Nov 7, 2023, 3:31 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:14 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:14 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 26, 2023, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM

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