Megnicholas Clean And Simple Contact Form up to 4.4.0 cscf[name] cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Megnicholas Clean And Simple Contact Form up to 4.4.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation of the argument cscf[name] results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2014-8955. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Megnicholas Clean And Simple Contact Form up to 4.4.0. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument cscf[name] with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Contact Form Clean and Simple (clean-and-simple-contact-form-by-meg-nicholas) plugin 4.4.0 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the cscf[name] parameter to contact-us/.

The weakness was disclosed 11/17/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-8955 since 11/17/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (98469). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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

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11/17/2014 🔍
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03/27/2015 +130 days 🔍
04/04/2022 +2565 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 128957
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-8955 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8955
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-72897
X-Force: 98469

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/04/2022 08:57
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (41), 04/06/2018 11:46 (6), 04/04/2022 08:57 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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