CVE-2022-23988Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored XSS via unescaped form submissions

Published Feb 28, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Stored XSS in Westguard Solutions WS Form LITE and WS Form PRO before 1.8.176 allows remote attackers to execute script in an administrator's browser. The plugins store submitted form field values without sanitizing or escaping them, then insert those values into the submission view as executable markup. No authentication is required to submit the payload, but a privileged user must open the related submission before code runs in that user's WordPress session.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability2.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Westguard Solutions WS Form LITE and WS Form PRO before 1.8.176 allows remote attackers to execute script in an administrator's browser. The plugins store submitted form field values without sanitizing or escaping them, then insert those values into the submission view as executable markup. No authentication is required to submit the payload, but a privileged user must open the related submission before code runs in that user's WordPress session.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-23988
Published
Feb 28, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Westguard Solutions
Product
WS Form LITE
Classifications
CWE-79, T1189
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 28, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.8.176 <1.8.176

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Westguard Solutions · WS Form LITEversion=1.8.176 <1.8.176
Westguard Solutions · WS Form PROversion=1.8.176 <1.8.176

Published CVSS scores

6.1NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.3NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1189Drive-by Compromise

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