CVE-2024-9940

Oct. 18, 2024, 12:53 p.m.

5.3
Medium

Description

The Calculated Fields Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to HTML Injection in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.45. This is due to the plugin not properly neutralizing HTML elements from submitted forms. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary HTML that will render when the administrator views form submissions in their email.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
Calculated Fields Form plugin for WordPress
  • ['up to 5.2.45']

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-75
Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection)
The product does not adequately filter user-controlled input for special elements with control implications.

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3168950%40calculated-fields-form&new=3168950%40calculated-fields-form&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e2c9f6a5-8698-4452-bf0a-c1d796b2fdad?source=cve

Tags

security@wordfence.com
CWE-75
2024-10-17
CVE-2024-9940

CVSS Score

5.3 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: LOW
  • Availability Impact: NONE

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Timeline

Published: Oct. 17, 2024, 2:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Oct. 18, 2024, 12:53 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@wordfence.com

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