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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-3834
CVE-2022-3834:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-3834 affects the Google Forms WordPress plugin through version 0.95. The vulnerability was discovered and publicly disclosed on November 3, 2022. This security issue impacts WordPress installations using the wpgform plugin, particularly in multisite setups (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue with a CVSS score of 3.4 (low severity). The security flaw exists because the plugin fails to properly sanitize and escape some of its settings, which could enable stored XSS attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disabled. The vulnerability is categorized as CWE-79 and falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A7: Cross-Site Scripting (WPScan).
Impact
The vulnerability allows high-privilege users such as administrators to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks in WordPress installations, particularly affecting multisite setups where unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (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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