XSS in Strategy11 Formidable Form Builder
CVE-2023-6830
The Formidable Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to HTML injection in versions up to, and including, 6.7. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary HTML code into form fields. When the form data is viewed by an administrator in the Entries View Page, the injected HTML code is rendered, potentially leading to admin area defacement or redirection to malicious websites. CVE-2024-23522 appears to be a duplicate of this issue.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (30.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ff294b0f-97fe-4d27-bf93-f5bbb… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-6830?
- CVE-2023-6830 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Strategy11 Formidable Form Builder, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-01-09.
- How severe is CVE-2023-6830?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-6830 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.