CVE-2014-7240 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Easy Contact Form Solution plugin before 1.7 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the value parameter in a master_response action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.

Published: 2017-10-06

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:formget:easy_contact_form_solution:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-7111	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Easy Contact Form Solution plugin before 1.7 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the value parameter in a master_response action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0118.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://g0blin.co.uk/cve-2014-7240/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8234

History

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Subscriptions

Formget Easy Contact Form Solution

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-10-06T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T12:40:19.264Z

Reserved: 2014-09-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-7240

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-10-06T14:29:00.223

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:14:36.900

Link: CVE-2014-7240

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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