Description

The WS Form LITE plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CSV Injection in versions up to, and including, 1.9.217. This allows unauthenticated attackers to embed untrusted input into exported CSV files, which can result in code execution when these files are downloaded and opened on a local system with a vulnerable configuration.

INFO

Published Date :

June 7, 2024, 10:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

June 12, 2024, 1:38 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-5424 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 Westguardsolutions ws_form
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-5424 vulnerability over time.

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3098265%40ws-form&new=3098265%40ws-form&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3098265%40ws-form&new=3098265%40ws-form&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://wsform.com/changelog/?utm_source=wp_plugins&utm_medium=readme No Types Assigned https://wsform.com/changelog/?utm_source=wp_plugins&utm_medium=readme Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/38ccaa81-77ec-46f2-9bec-d74fa2e093f3?source=cve No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/38ccaa81-77ec-46f2-9bec-d74fa2e093f3?source=cve Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-1236
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:westguardsolutions:ws_form:*:*:*:*:lite:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.9.218 *cpe:2.3:a:westguardsolutions:ws_form:*:*:*:*:pro:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.9.218
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jun. 07, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The WS Form LITE plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CSV Injection in versions up to, and including, 1.9.217. This allows unauthenticated attackers to embed untrusted input into exported CSV files, which can result in code execution when these files are downloaded and opened on a local system with a vulnerable configuration.
    Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/38ccaa81-77ec-46f2-9bec-d74fa2e093f3?source=cve [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://wsform.com/changelog/?utm_source=wp_plugins&utm_medium=readme [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3098265%40ws-form&new=3098265%40ws-form&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= [No types assigned]
    Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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