CVE-2023-37988
WordPress Contact Form Generator Plugin <= 2.5.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Creative Solutions Contact Form Generator plugin <= 2.5.5 versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.1
WordPress Contact Form Generator Plugin <= 2.5.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Creative Solutions Contact Form Generator plugin <= 2.5.5 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-37988- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-41815
7.1
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Creative Solutions Contact Form Generator plugin <= 2.5.5 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-41815- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rm2v-6cj6-w92v
7.1
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Creative Solutions Contact Form...
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Creative Solutions Contact Form Generator plugin <= 2.5.5 versions.
- Record
GHSA-rm2v-6cj6-w92v- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.1
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Creative Solutions Contact Form Generator plugin <= 2.5.5 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-37988- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | Contact Form Generator <= 2.5.5 - Cross-Site Scripting |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-37988 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Creative Solutions Contact Form Generator, published August 10, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.32%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/contact-form-generator/wordpress-contact-form-generator-plugin-2-5-5-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
packetstormsecurity.com/files/174896/WordPress-Contact-Form-Generator-2.5.5-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37988
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rm2v-6cj6-w92v