CVE-2024-12038: Frontend Content Forms for User Submissions (UGC) <= 2.8.15 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'buddyforms_nav' Shortcode
Description
The Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form for User Profiles – Frontend Content Forms for User Submissions (UGC) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'buddyforms_nav' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.15 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-12038
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 6.4
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Problem Types
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Affected Products
Vendor: svenl77
Product: Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form for User Profiles – Frontend Content Forms for User Submissions (UGC)
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.02% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 3.23% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-03-23 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12038https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ff0568e2-3a1e-4ed6-835a-37e3d07d7b63?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3244167/buddyforms/trunk/includes/shortcodes.php