What is this Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability?

this Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability is tracked as a Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin VS Contact Form.

Which VS Contact Form versions are affected?

The primary affected range is Versions up to 11.5.

How should operators remediate this Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability?

Update to 11.6 or newer where that release is compatible with the site.

Vulnerability Report

Plugin Medium Patch path listed

VS Contact Form <= 11.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

The VS Contact Form plugin for WordPress may be vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] parameter in versions up to, and including, 11.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a victim into performing an action such as clicking on a link. Only victims using older browser should be impacted as newer browsers urlencode the REQUEST_URI parameter by default

Quick Answer

This vulnerability is a medium severity with CVSS 6.1 Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin VS Contact Form. It affects Versions up to 11.5 and is fixed in 11.6.

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Published

May 25, 2022

Last Updated

Jan 22, 2024

Slug

very-simple-contact-form

Risk Profile

6.1 CVSS Score

Weakness

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

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Researchers

No researcher credits supplied.

Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

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Patch Status

Patched release is available

Remediation

Update to version 11.6, or a newer patched version

Operator Briefing

the tracked vulnerability is tracked for the Plugin VS Contact Form as medium severity with CVSS 6.1. The affected range is Versions up to 11.5. Update VS Contact Form to 11.6 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type

Cross-Site Scripting

Primary Fixed Version

11.6

Primary Affected Range

Versions up to 11.5

Tracking ID

ef7d7378-fa94-4964-916b-a41f69866d76

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ef7d7378-fa94-4964-916b-a41f69866d76?source=api-prod

Detailed Metadata

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	very-simple-contact-form View on wordpress.org
CVE	No linked CVE entry.
Patched Versions	11.6
Affected Versions	Versions up to 11.5

Related CVE Cluster

Related CVEs for VS Contact Form

These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.

High CVE-2022-1801 11.6 May 22, 2022

CVE-2022-1801 VS Contact Form Vulnerability

Very Simple Contact Form <= 11.5 - Captcha Bypass

Medium CVE-2024-30540 14.8 Mar 29, 2024

CVE-2024-30540 VS Contact Form Vulnerability

VS Contact Form <= 14.7 - CAPTCHA Bypass

Medium CVE-2023-41862 14.0 Sep 05, 2023

CVE-2023-41862 VS Contact Form Vulnerability

VS Contact Form <= 13.9 - Missing Authorization

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