CVE-2023-2718Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Unauthenticated script execution via unescaped form messages

Published Jun 12, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Stored XSS in CodePeople Contact Form Email before 1.3.38 allows remote attackers to execute scripts through submitted form messages. The plugin stores the Message field and renders it unescaped in the administrative message editor, allowing injected HTML event handlers to run. No account is needed to submit the payload, but an administrator must open the saved message before script execution occurs in that browser session.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.51%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in CodePeople Contact Form Email before 1.3.38 allows remote attackers to execute scripts through submitted form messages. The plugin stores the Message field and renders it unescaped in the administrative message editor, allowing injected HTML event handlers to run. No account is needed to submit the payload, but an administrator must open the saved message before script execution occurs in that browser session.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-2718
Published
Jun 12, 2023
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
CodePeople
Product
Contact Form Email
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 12, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.3.38

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

CodePeople · Contact Form Emailversion=0 <1.3.38

Published CVSS scores

7.2Wordfence IntelligenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
5.4NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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