Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a stored cross-site scripting flaw in a WordPress form plugin before version 1.7.0. A high-privilege user could save unsafe content into certain form fields, and that content may execute later in a viewer’s browser. The business risk is limited by required privileges but still matters on shared-admin or agency-managed sites.
Executive priority
Treat as a routine but real WordPress hygiene issue. Prioritize patching on externally facing sites, multi-admin environments, and sites managed by third parties. It is not supported as actively exploited in the provided sources.
Technical view
Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder before 1.7.0 fails to escape some form fields before placing them in HTML attributes. The issue is CWE-79 stored XSS with CVSS 4.8. Exploitation requires high privileges and user interaction, with potential limited confidentiality and integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites using Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder below 1.7.0, especially where multiple administrators, editors, contractors, or agencies can manage forms.
Exploitation context
The source bundle shows no CISA KEV listing and no evidence of active exploitation. WPScan is referenced as a technical vulnerability entry tagged with exploit, but the bundle does not provide exploitation prevalence or confirmed in-the-wild activity.
Researcher notes
The vulnerability hinges on insufficient output escaping into attributes. The provided data does not identify exact affected fields, vendor ownership, or detailed fix notes. Validate by version and configuration review rather than attempting live exploit reproduction.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder to 1.7.0 or later.
- Check WPScan or vendor guidance for any additional remediation notes.
- Restrict administrative access to trusted users only.
- Review recent form configuration changes made before upgrade.
- Remove suspicious form content or attributes found during review.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress sites for this plugin.
- Confirm the installed plugin version is below 1.7.0 or updated.
- Review users with administrator-level plugin access.
- Inspect plugin-managed form fields for unexpected scripts or event attributes.
- Check content change history for suspicious form edits.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N1.72.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.8MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/90b8af99-e4a1-4076-99fa-efe805dd4be4/CVE reference · exploit, vdb-entry
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.