What is CVE-2023-6828?

CVE-2023-6828 is a high-severity vulnerability in Reputeinfosystems Arforms Form Builder, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2024-01-11.

How severe is CVE-2023-6828?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-6828 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Reputeinfosystems Arforms Form Builder

CVE-2023-6828

The Contact Form, Survey & Popup Form Plugin for WordPress – ARForms Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘ arf_http_referrer_url’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers 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 (30.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

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 (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-6828?: CVE-2023-6828 is a high-severity vulnerability in Reputeinfosystems Arforms Form Builder, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2024-01-11.
How severe is CVE-2023-6828?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-6828 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.