CVE-2023-50896 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in weForms weForms – Easy Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder For WordPress allows Stored XSS.This issue affects weForms – Easy Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder For WordPress: from n/a through 1.6.17.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

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.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Weformspro	Weforms

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:weformspro:weforms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/weforms/wordpress-weforms-plugin-1-6-17-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in weForms weForms – Easy Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder For WordPress allows Stored XSS.This issue affects weForms – Easy Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder For WordPress: from n/a through 1.6.17.	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in weForms weForms – Easy Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder For WordPress allows Stored XSS.This issue affects weForms – Easy Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder For WordPress: from n/a through 1.6.17.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-12-29T11:09:16.175Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:09:00.620Z

Reserved: 2023-12-15T15:45:32.564Z

Link: CVE-2023-50896

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-12-29T11:15:08.363

Modified: 2026-04-28T19:22:40.347

Link: CVE-2023-50896

Redhat

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