5.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-2718
Apache WordPress Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Description

The Contact Form Email WordPress plugin before 1.3.38 does not escape submitted values before displaying them in the HTML, leading to a Stored XSS vulnerability.

INFO

Published Date :

June 12, 2023, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 4:13 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.3
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-2718 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-2718 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Codepeople contact_form_email
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-2718.

URL Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8ad824a6-2d49-4f02-8252-393c59aa9705 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.onvio.nl/nieuws/research-day-discovering-vulnerabilities-in-wordpress-plugins Exploit

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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aodreamer/InsecureTrust_Bank_fork

None

CSS JavaScript PHP

Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 9, 2024, 5:10 a.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.
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futehc/tust5

None

CSS JavaScript PHP

Updated: 9 months, 4 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 24, 2024, 5:40 p.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.
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Hritikpatel/SecureTrust_Bank

"SecureTrust_Bank: Educational repo demonstrating fixes for web app vulnerabilities like SQL injection & XSS for security awareness. Use responsibly.

fixed vulnerabilities vulnerable-web-application

CSS JavaScript PHP

Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 12, 2023, 10:03 a.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.
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Hritikpatel/InsecureTrust_Bank

"InsecureTrust_Bank: Educational repo demonstrating web app vulnerabilities like SQL injection & XSS for security awareness. Use responsibly.

php8 vulnerabilities vulnerable-web-app vulnerable-web-application web

PHP CSS JavaScript

Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago
2 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Sept. 8, 2023, 5:17 a.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-2718 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-2718 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE WPScan CWE-79
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 29, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.onvio.nl/nieuws/research-day-discovering-vulnerabilities-in-wordpress-plugins No Types Assigned https://www.onvio.nl/nieuws/research-day-discovering-vulnerabilities-in-wordpress-plugins Exploit
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.onvio.nl/nieuws/research-day-discovering-vulnerabilities-in-wordpress-plugins [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 16, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8ad824a6-2d49-4f02-8252-393c59aa9705 No Types Assigned https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8ad824a6-2d49-4f02-8252-393c59aa9705 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:codepeople:contact_form_email:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.3.38
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-2718 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-2718 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} 0.03%

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0.32597

percentile

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