CVE-2017-20055

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in BestWebSoft Contact Form Plugin 4.0.0. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to basic cross site scripting (Stored). It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.0.2 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 3.5 LOW

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

3.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 6.8 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/100	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/stored_cross_site_scripting_vulnerability_in_contact_form_wordpress_plugin.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.97389	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:contact_form:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2022-06-16 13:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 19:09

NVD link : CVE-2017-20055

Mitre link : CVE-2017-20055

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-20055

JSON object : View

Products Affected

bestwebsoft

contact_form

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CWE-80

Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

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