Medium severity · published Jul 17, 2023
CVE-2023-0439
NEX-Forms < 8.4.4 - Authenticated Stored XSS
5.4
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The NEX-Forms WordPress plugin before 8.4.4 does not escape its form name, which could lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues. By default only SuperAdmins (in multisite) / admins (in single site) can create forms, however there is a settings allowing them to give lower roles access to such feature.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NE
NEX-Forms ·
before 8.4.4 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0439
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0439
Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/04cea9aa-b21c-49f8-836b-2d312253e09a
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