CVE-2023-35095: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in Flothemes Flo Forms – Easy Drag & Drop Form Builder WordPress plugin versions 1.0.40 and below. The vulnerability was identified on June 13, 2023, and requires administrator-level privileges to exploit (Patchstack Advisory).

The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue, identified as CVE-2023-35095. 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. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) (NVD).

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

The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.0.41 of the Flo Forms plugin. Users are advised to update to version 1.0.41 or later to remove the vulnerability. The security issue is considered to have a low severity impact and is unlikely to be exploited (Patchstack Advisory).