CVE-2023-2735 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-2735: Groundhogg <= 2.7.9.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

Vendor Trainingbusinesspros
Product Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published May 20, 2023
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

4.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Groundhogg plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'gh_form' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.7.9.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Please note this only works with legacy contact forms.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 20, 2023 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated