CVE-2023-37988

WordPress Contact Form Generator Plugin <= 2.5.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

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Published Aug 10, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Creative Solutions Contact Form Generator plugin <= 2.5.5 versions.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Creative Solutions

Contact Form Generator

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 2.5.5

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:creative-solutions:contact_form_generator:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 2.6.0 or a higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.317% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174896/WordPress-Contact-Form-Generator-2.5.5-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/contact-form-generator/wordpress-contact-form-generator-plugin-2-5-5-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Sep 25, 2024 4:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Creative-solutions Contact Form Generator

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:08 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Aug 10, 2023, 10:39 AM
Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:08 PM
Reserved: Jul 11, 2023, 12:30 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:23 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:23 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:09 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 10, 2023, 11:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:09 AM

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