CVE-2023-5955

Summary

CVE-2023-5955 is a vulnerability affecting the Contact Form Email plugin for WordPress before version 1.3.44. This issue allows high privilege users, including admins, to execute Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks, bypassing the security measure that disallows the use of unfiltered_html capability. The plugin fails to sanitize and escape certain settings, making it susceptible to these attacks even in multisite setups. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to websites using the plugin and requires immediate attention and patching to prevent potential security breaches.

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