CVE-2023-37988
Published: 10 August 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-37988 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Creative-Solutions Contact Form Generator. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 4.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2023-37988 is an unauthenticated reflected cross-site scripting flaw in the Creative Solutions Contact Form Generator plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions through 2.5.5. It is tracked as CWE-79 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.1 reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, no required privileges, and changed scope with limited impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit the issue by supplying a crafted URL containing malicious JavaScript that is reflected back to a victim user; when the link is followed, the script executes in the context of the WordPress site, enabling actions such as cookie theft, form manipulation, or limited site content alteration.
Public references on Patchstack and PacketStorm confirm the reflected XSS vector in the named plugin versions and serve as the primary disclosure points, though they do not detail specific patch releases or configuration workarounds beyond the general implication to update the affected component. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.2179 with no material post-disclosure increase observed.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-41815
Vulnerability details
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Creative Solutions Contact Form Generator plugin <= 2.5.5 versions.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.