CVE-2024-5809 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The WP Ajax Contact Form WordPress plugin through 2.2.2 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against admin users

Published: 2024-07-30

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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

WP Ajax Contact Form

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 2.2.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:masdiblogs:wp_ajax_contact_form:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00362.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0af9fbcf-5f0e-4f7f-ae60-b46e704cf0a5/

History

Wed, 28 May 2025 01:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Masdiblogs Masdiblogs wp Ajax Contact Form
Weaknesses		CWE-79
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:masdiblogs:wp_ajax_contact_form::::::wordpress::*
Vendors & Products		Masdiblogs Masdiblogs wp Ajax Contact Form

Subscriptions

Masdiblogs Wp Ajax Contact Form

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2024-07-30T06:00:09.175Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T21:25:02.945Z

Reserved: 2024-06-10T18:55:52.994Z

Link: CVE-2024-5809

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T21:25:02.945Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-07-30T06:15:03.180

Modified: 2025-05-28T00:46:20.463

Link: CVE-2024-5809

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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