CVE-2022-2116: unknown contact form db – elementor Cross-site Scripting
CVSS: 6.1v3.1MediumModified
Published 15-08-2022Last modified 03-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-2116 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in unknown contact form db – elementor. EPSS estimates a 0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.63%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Timeline
- 15-08-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Contact Form DB WordPress plugin before 1.8.0 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before outputting them back in attributes, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 versionMedium 6.1Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NSourcesAll 2 agree
- wordfenceSource6.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.63%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
50%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 0.62% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score0.63%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (wpscan.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Unknown1 product
- contact form db – elementor≥ 1.8.0, < 1.8.0
Webacetechs1 product
- contact_form_db_-_elementor< 1.8.0
Wordpress1 product
- sb-elementor-contact-form-db≤ 1.7 (fixed in 1.8.0)
3 vendors · 3 products
References
2 links- wpscan.com/vulnerability/01568da4-2ecf-4cf9-8030-31868ce0a87aX Refsource MISCExploitThird Party Advisory