Contact Form Entries Plugin up to 1.2.3 on WordPress Admin Page form_id/status/end_date/order/orderby/search cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Contact Form Entries Plugin up to 1.2.3 on WordPress. This affects an unknown part of the component Admin Page. This manipulation of the argument form_id/status/end_date/order/orderby/search causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-25079. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Contact Form Entries Plugin up to 1.2.3 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Admin Page. The manipulation of the argument form_id/status/end_date/order/orderby/search with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity.

The weakness was shared 01/24/2022 as 2629442. It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-25079 since 01/14/2021. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 1.2.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at plugins.trac.wordpress.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Contact Form Entries Plugin 1.2.4
Patch: plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Timelineinfo

01/14/2021 🔍
01/24/2022 +375 days 🔍
01/24/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/02/2025 +1193 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 2629442
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-25079 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-25079
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-191479
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 01/24/2022 13:22
Updated: 05/02/2025 00:39
Changes: 01/24/2022 13:22 (44), 01/27/2022 15:42 (1), 06/15/2024 12:09 (23), 05/02/2025 00:39 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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