CVE-2022-2395: weForms < 1.6.14 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-08-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The weForms WordPress plugin before 1.6.14 does not sanitise and escape its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

Affected products

boldgrid weForms – Easy Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder For WordPress: before 1.6.14 — fixed in 1.6.14

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: boldgrid weForms – Easy Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder For WordPress 1.6.14. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5e442dd9-a49d-4a8e-959b-199a8689da4b
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5e442dd9-a49d-4a8e-959b-199a8689da4b

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