CVE-2017-18559: The cforms2 plugin before 14.13.3 for WordPress has multiple XSS issues.

medium Affects cforms2 (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2019-08-21; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The cforms2 plugin before 14.13.3 for WordPress has multiple XSS issues.

Package: cforms2 (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <14.13.3
Fixed in: 14.13.3
Severity: medium CVSS 6.1
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (60.1th percentile)
Published: 2019-08-21
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

NVD record cforms2 (WordPress plugin) advisories

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