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TI-2022-07950 Aliases CVE-2022-23987GHSA-4393-ch2m-6pmx

WS Form < 1.8.176 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The WS Form LITE and Pro WordPress plugins before 1.8.176 do not sanitise and escape their Form Name, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00598 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed WS Form LITE – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder for WordPress (WS Form): 1.8.176WS Form Pro (WS Form): 1.8.176

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
WS FormWS Form LITE – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder for WordPress1.8.176 to before 1.8.1761.8.176Patch availableCNA
WS FormWS Form Pro1.8.176 to before 1.8.1761.8.176Patch availableCNA
  • WS Form LITE – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder for WordPress VendorWS Form Affected 1.8.176 to before 1.8.176 Fixed in 1.8.176 Patch available CNA
  • WS Form Pro VendorWS Form Affected 1.8.176 to before 1.8.176 Fixed in 1.8.176 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:westguardsolutions:ws_form:*:*:*:*:lite:wordpress:*:*before 1.8.176VulnerableWS Form
cpe:2.3:a:westguardsolutions:ws_form:*:*:*:*:pro:wordpress:*:*before 1.8.176VulnerableWS Form
  • cpe:2.3:a:westguardsolutions:ws_form:*:*:*:*:lite:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.8.176 Vulnerable ·WS Form
  • cpe:2.3:a:westguardsolutions:ws_form:*:*:*:*:pro:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.8.176 Vulnerable ·WS Form

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA WS Form LITE – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder for WordPress (WS Form) Fixed in 1.8.176
  • Fix · CNA WS Form Pro (WS Form) Fixed in 1.8.176

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    WS Form LITE – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder for WordPress, WS Form Pro 1.8.176

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-07951 WS Form < 1.8.176 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site ScriptingPriority LOW 32
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-23987
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4393-ch2m-6pmx

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2023-04993 WS Form LITE <= 1.9.217 - Unauthenticated CSV Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-12550 WS Form LITE and PRO <= 1.10.13 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2023-28574 WordPress WS Form LITE Plugin <= 1.9.170 is vulnerable to SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
  • TI-2022-07951 WS Form < 1.8.176 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2024-09865 WS Form LITE – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder for WordPress <= 1.9.244 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via URL CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences