6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-6830
Formidable Forms for WordPress HTML Injection Vulnerability
Description

The Formidable Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to HTML injection in versions up to, and including, 6.7. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary HTML code into form fields. When the form data is viewed by an administrator in the Entries View Page, the injected HTML code is rendered, potentially leading to admin area defacement or redirection to malicious websites.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 9, 2024, 7:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:44 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.5

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-6830 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 Strategy11 formidable_form_builder

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-6830 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3017166%40formidable%2Ftrunk&old=3009066%40formidable%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
    Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ff294b0f-97fe-4d27-bf93-f5bbb57ac1f6?source=cve
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3017166%40formidable%2Ftrunk&old=3009066%40formidable%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3017166%40formidable%2Ftrunk&old=3009066%40formidable%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ff294b0f-97fe-4d27-bf93-f5bbb57ac1f6?source=cve No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ff294b0f-97fe-4d27-bf93-f5bbb57ac1f6?source=cve Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:strategy11:formidable_form_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 6.7
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The Formidable Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to HTML injection in versions up to, and including, 6.7. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary HTML code into form fields. When the form data is viewed by an administrator in the Entries View Page, the injected HTML code is rendered, potentially leading to admin area defacement or redirection to malicious websites.
    Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ff294b0f-97fe-4d27-bf93-f5bbb57ac1f6?source=cve [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3017166%40formidable%2Ftrunk&old=3009066%40formidable%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= [No types assigned]
    Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.25136

percentile

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