CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-11516
5.4 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2020-04-07
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 5.4 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 3.5 LOW — AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79
Description
Stored XSS in the Contact Form 7 Datepicker plugin through 2.6.0 for WordPress allows authenticated attackers with minimal permissions to save arbitrary JavaScript to the plugin's settings via the unprotected wp_ajax_cf7dp_save_settings AJAX action and the ui_theme parameter. If an administrator creates or modifies a contact form, the JavaScript will be executed in their browser, which can then be used to create new administrative users or perform other actions using the administrator's session.
Affected configurations
• contact-form-7-datepicker project contact-form-7-datepicker (<= 2.6.0)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation weakness
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/04/high-severity-vulnerability-leads-to-closure-of-plugin-with-over-100000-installations/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/04/high-severity-vulnerability-leads-to-closure-of-plugin-with-over-100000-installations/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory