cve/2022/CVE-2022-23988.md

### [CVE-2022-23988](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-23988)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=WS%20Form%20LITE%20%E2%80%93%20Drag%20%26%20Drop%20Contact%20Form%20Builder%20for%20WordPress&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=WS%20Form%20Pro&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=1.8.176%3C%201.8.176%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-79%20Cross-site%20Scripting%20(XSS)&color=brighgreen)

### Description

The WS Form LITE and Pro WordPress plugins before 1.8.176 do not sanitise and escape submitted form data, allowing unauthenticated attacker to submit XSS payloads which will get executed when a privileged user will view the related submission

### POC

#### Reference
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9d5738f9-9a2e-4878-8a03-745894420bf6

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/nomi-sec/PoC-in-GitHub
- https://github.com/simonepetruzzi/WebSecurityProject