CVE-2024-30198: WordPress Buddyforms plugin <= 2.8.5 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-03-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in ThemeKraft BuddyForms allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects BuddyForms: from n/a through 2.8.5.

Affected products

Themekraft BuddyForms: before 2.8.6 — fixed in 2.8.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Themekraft BuddyForms 2.8.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/buddyforms/wordpress-buddyforms-plugin-2-8-5-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/buddyforms/wordpress-buddyforms-plugin-2-8-5-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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