CVE-2022-0879 describes a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Caldera Forms WordPress plugin prior to version 1.9.7. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts due to improper validation and escaping of the 'cf-api' parameter, requiring user interaction for successful exploitation. While there is no evidence of active exploitation and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public Nuclei templates exist for detection. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.9.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:calderaforms:caldera_forms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.