The HTML Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.28 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
CVE-2023-50836 is a medium severity with CVSS 5.5 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin HTML Forms – Simple WordPress Forms Plugin. It affects Versions up to 1.3.28 and is fixed in 1.3.30.
CVE-2023-50836 is tracked for the Plugin HTML Forms – Simple WordPress Forms Plugin as medium severity with CVSS 5.5. The affected range is Versions up to 1.3.28. Update HTML Forms – Simple WordPress Forms Plugin to 1.3.30 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
html-forms
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2023-50836 |
| Patched Versions |
1.3.30
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 1.3.28
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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.
HTML Forms <= 1.5.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
HTML Forms <= 1.3.24 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection
HTML Forms <= 1.5.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
HTML Forms – Simple WordPress Forms Plugin <= 1.6.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
HTML Forms <= 1.4.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
HTML Forms <= 1.5.5 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
HTML Forms – Simple WordPress Forms <= 1.3.32 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
HTML Forms – Simple WordPress Forms Plugin <= 1.3.33 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
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