CVE-2023-50830 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-50830: WordPress Seos Contact Form Plugin <= 1.8.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Seosbg

Product Seos Contact Form

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published December 21, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.9/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Seosbg Seos Contact Form allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Seos Contact Form: from n/a through 1.8.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Seos Contact Form versions up to 1.8.0 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows an authenticated administrator to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically clicking a crafted link—and affects the integrity and confidentiality of site data. Site owners should update to a version newer than 1.8.0 when available.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in users' browsers when they visit the site.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account could be compromised to inject malware or steal user data via script injection.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator privileges and the victim must click a malicious link or visit a crafted page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 21, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50830 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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