What is CVE-2023-5048?

CVE-2023-5048 is a medium-severity vulnerability in 10web Wdcontactformbuilder, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2023-11-22.

How severe is CVE-2023-5048?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-5048 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in 10web Wdcontactformbuilder

CVE-2023-5048

The WDContactFormBuilder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Contact_Form_Builder' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.0.72 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on 'id' user supplied attribute. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (33.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

10web Wdcontactformbuilder — versions 0
Web-dorado Wp_form_builder

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5048?: CVE-2023-5048 is a medium-severity vulnerability in 10web Wdcontactformbuilder, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2023-11-22.
How severe is CVE-2023-5048?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-5048 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.