CVE-2023-5119: incsub forminator Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-5119 is a medium (CVSS 4.8) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in incsub forminator. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 1.27.0.
Timeline
- 20-11-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 02-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Forminator WordPress plugin before 1.27.0 does not properly sanitize the redirect-url field in the form submission settings, which could allow high-privilege users such as an administrator to inject arbitrary web scripts even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in a multisite setup).
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- wordfenceSource4.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.45%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
38%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.45% on 18-09-2026
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
Incsub1 product
- forminator< 1.27.0
Unknown1 product
- forminator< 1.27.0
Wordpress1 product
- forminator≤ 1.26.0 (fixed in 1.27.0)
3 vendors · 3 products
References
2 links- wpscan.com/vulnerability/229207bb-8f8d-4579-a8e2-54516474ccb4ExploitVDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory