CVE-2023-41136
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the WordPress Simple Long Form plugin, identified as CVE-2023-41136. The vulnerability affects versions up to and including 2.2.2 of the Simple Long Form plugin developed by Laurence/OhMyBox.Info. The issue was initially reported on August 23, 2023, by security researcher DoYeon Park (p6rkdoye0n) and was publicly disclosed on November 27, 2023 (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (CWE-79). 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 CVSS score of 5.9 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts would be executed when guests visit the affected site. The impact is considered to have low severity and is unlikely to be exploited (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the latest reports, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. The issue remains unpatched in the Simple Long Form plugin (Patchstack).

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