XSS in Bestwebsoft Contact Form
CVE-2014-125095
A vulnerability was found in BestWebSoft Contact Form Plugin 1.3.4 on WordPress and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function bws_add_menu_render of the file bws_menu/bws_menu.php. The manipulation of the argument bwsmn_form_email leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 1.3.7 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 4d531f74b4a801c805dc80360d4ea1312e9a278f. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-225320.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (43.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 43.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Bestwebsoft Contact Form — versions 1.3.4
- Bestwebsoft Contact Form Plugin — versions 1.3.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- vuldb.com/ (technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/wp-plugins/contact-form-plugin/commit/4d531f74b4a801c805dc80360d4ea1… (Patch, patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-125095?
- CVE-2014-125095 is a low-severity vulnerability in Bestwebsoft Contact Form, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2023-04-09.
- How severe is CVE-2014-125095?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2014-125095 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.