CVE-2024-54223: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the Contact Form - Repute InfoSystems ARForms Form Builder WordPress plugin. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-54223, was reported on October 26, 2024, and publicly disclosed on December 5, 2024. The issue affects ARForms Form Builder versions through 1.7.1, allowing for potential code injection through improper neutralization of script-related HTML tags (Patchstack).

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-80 (Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page). It received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, indicating that it is network-accessible, requires low attack complexity, and needs no privileges or user interaction to exploit (Patchstack).

The vulnerability could allow malicious actors to inject their own content into pages and posts of affected websites. This could potentially be exploited for phishing attacks by injecting malicious content into legitimate web pages (Patchstack).

The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.7.2 of the ARForms Form Builder plugin. Users are advised to update to version 1.7.2 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users have the option to enable auto-updates for vulnerable plugins (Patchstack).