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CVE-2023-7063:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The WPForms Pro plugin for WordPress was found to contain a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2023-7063) affecting all versions up to and including 1.8.5.3. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on January 19, 2024 (Wordfence Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in form submission parameters. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.1 (Medium) according to NVD assessment (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N), while Wordfence rated it at 7.2 (High) with vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N (NVD Details).
Impact
This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This could lead to potential client-side attacks against site visitors and administrators (NVD Details).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.8.5.4, released on December 27, 2023. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the risk (WPForms Changelog).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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