XSS in WordPress Wp-Contactform
CVE-2008-0197
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wp-contact-form/options-contactform.php in the WP-ContactForm 1.5 alpha and earlier plugin for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) wpcf_email, (2) wpcf_subject, (3) wpcf_question, (4) wpcf_answer, (5) wpcf_success_msg, (6) wpcf_error_msg, or (7) wpcf_msg parameter to wp-admin/admin.php, or (8) the SRC attribute of an IFRAME element.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.022 (81.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- securityvulns.ru/Sdocument546.html
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-January/059439.html (mailing-list)
- websecurity.com.ua/1600/
- securityvulns.ru/Sdocument667.html
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485786/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3539 (third-party-advisory)
- websecurity.com.ua/1641/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-0197?
- CVE-2008-0197 is a vulnerability in WordPress Wp-Contactform, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2008-01-10.
- Is CVE-2008-0197 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.