CVE-2024-8542

Everest Forms < 3.0.3.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS

The Everest Forms WordPress plugin before 3.0.3.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

Affected

Everest Forms

CVSS v3.1 CNA

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

EPSS

0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 28th percentile

Published

2025-05-15

Updated

2025-05-17

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e5f94dcf-a6dc-4c4c-acb6-1a7ead701053/

Security advisories

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e5f94dcf-a6dc-4c4c-acb6-1a7ead701053

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry