CVE-2022-47173: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was identified in the nasirahmed Connect Contact Form 7, WooCommerce To Google Sheets & Other Platforms – Advanced Form Integration WordPress plugin versions 1.62.0 and below. The vulnerability was discovered by Team WeBoB and assigned CVE-2022-47173 on December 12, 2022, with public disclosure occurring on January 27, 2023 (Patchstack).

The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue that requires administrator or higher privileges to exploit. It received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.8 (MEDIUM) from NIST with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, while Patchstack assessed it with a slightly higher score of 5.9 (MEDIUM) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L (NVD).

The vulnerability could allow a malicious actor with administrative privileges to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts would then be executed when visitors access the affected site (Patchstack).

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.63.0 of the plugin. Users are advised to update to version 1.63.0 or later to remove the vulnerability. The security issue is considered to have a low severity impact and is unlikely to be exploited (Patchstack).