XYZScripts Contact Form Manager Plugin on WordPress cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in XYZScripts Contact Form Manager Plugin on WordPress and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-20054. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in XYZScripts Contact Form Manager Plugin on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is integrity.

The weakness was presented 03/01/2017 by Edwin Molenaar as Cross-Site Request Forgery & Cross-Site Scripting in Contact Form Manager WordPress Plugin as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-20054. The attack may be launched remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The exploit is available at sumofpwn.nl. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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

See VDB-97387 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Cross-Site Request Forgery & Cross-Site Scripting in Contact Form Manager WordPress Plugin
Researcher: Edwin Molenaar
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-20054 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-20054
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97388
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/01/2017 17:42
Updated: 06/13/2022 09:14
Changes: 03/01/2017 17:42 (38), 08/18/2020 09:56 (2), 06/13/2022 09:14 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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