Vulnerability in Basixonline Nex-Forms
CVE-2021-24705
The NEX-Forms WordPress plugin before 8.4.3 does not have CSRF checks in place when editing a form, and does not escape some of its settings as well as form fields before outputting them in attributes. This could allow attackers to make a logged in admin edit arbitrary forms with Cross-Site Scripting payloads in them
EPSS: 0.003 (22.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Basixonline Nex-forms
- Unknown Nex-forms — versions 0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24705?
- CVE-2021-24705 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Basixonline Nex-Forms, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2021-12-13.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24705?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24705 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.