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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-3350
CVE-2022-3350:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-3350 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Contact Bank WordPress plugin versions 3.0.30 and below. The vulnerability was discovered by Zhang Yunpei and publicly disclosed on September 29, 2022 (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists because the plugin does not properly sanitize and escape some of its Form settings. This security flaw has been assigned a CVSS score of 3.4 (Low) and is classified under CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting). The vulnerability specifically affects the form description field in the plugin's settings (WPScan).
Impact
This vulnerability allows high-privilege users such as administrators to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks, even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup). The XSS payload can be triggered both in the Manage Forms dashboard and in pages/posts where the form is embedded, provided there is at least one field in the form (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
As of the vulnerability disclosure, there is no known fix available for this security issue (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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