Cfdbplugin Contact Form DB 2.8.26 wp-admin/admin.php submit_time cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cfdbplugin Contact Form DB 2.8.26. Affected is an unknown function of the file wp-admin/admin.php of the component Contact Form. Performing a manipulation of the argument submit_time results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2015-2040. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Cfdbplugin Contact Form DB 2.8.26. This affects an unknown functionality of the file wp-admin/admin.php of the component Contact Form. The manipulation of the argument submit_time 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 DB (aka CFDB and contact-form-7-to-database-extension) plugin 2.8.26 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the submit_time parameter in the CF7DBPluginSubmissions page to wp-admin/admin.php.

The weakness was released 02/20/2015 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-2040 since 02/20/2015. 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 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.

By approaching the search of inurl:wp-admin/admin.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13106 (WordPress Contact Form DB plugin "submit_time" Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability).

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 databases at X-Force (100818) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50233†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 130311
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2015-2040 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2040
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74271
X-Force: 100818
Vulnerability Center: 50233 - Contact Form DB Plugin for Wordpress Remote XSS Vulnerability via Submit_time Parameter in admin.php, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/30/2015 12:19
Updated: 11/29/2024 05:56
Changes: 03/30/2015 12:19 (53), 06/29/2017 07:17 (1), 04/16/2022 18:49 (3), 11/29/2024 05:56 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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