Forminator Plugin up to 1.26.x on WordPress Setting redirect-url cross site scripting

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Forminator Plugin up to 1.26.x on WordPress. Affected is an unknown function of the component Setting Handler. This manipulation of the argument redirect-url causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-5119. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Forminator Plugin up to 1.26.x on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation of the argument redirect-url 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 summary by CVE is:

The Forminator WordPress plugin before 1.27.0 does not properly sanitize the redirect-url field in the form submission settings, which could allow high-privilege users such as an administrator to inject arbitrary web scripts even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in a multisite setup).

The weakness was disclosed 11/20/2023 by Mohamed Azarudheen. It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-5119 since 09/22/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.27.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Forminator Plugin

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• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17
• 1.18
• 1.19
• 1.20
• 1.21
• 1.22
• 1.23
• 1.24
• 1.25
• 1.26

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