Name: CVE-2022-23988: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2022-23988, CWE-79, CVSS 6.1, EPSS 0.02231

The WS Form LITE and Pro WordPress plugins before 1.8.176 do not sanitise and escape submitted form data, allowing unauthenticated attacker to submit XSS payloads which will get executed when a privileged user will view the related submission

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.1
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Ws Form Plugin	—	Update ws-form plugin to version 1.8.176, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Jan 31, 2022
Ws Form Pro Plugin	—	Update ws-form-pro plugin to version 1.8.176, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Jan 31, 2022

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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