CVE-2024-2020: codepeople calculated_fields_form Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-2020 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in codepeople calculated_fields_form. EPSS estimates a 0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 13-03-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Calculated Fields Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the form page href parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.56 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Exploitation requires the professional version or higher.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST6.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NDiffers
- wordfenceSource7.2HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.58%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
47%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.58% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Codepeople1 product
- calculated_fields_form≤ 5.1.56 | < 5.1.57
Wordpress1 product
- calculated-fields-form≤ 5.1.56 (fixed in 5.1.57)
2 vendors · 2 products
References
3 links- wordpress.org/plugins/calculated-fields-form/Release Notes