CVE-2023-5141
BSK Contact Form 7 Blacklist <= 1.0.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
The BSK Contact Form 7 Blacklist WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not sanitise and escape the inserted_count parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
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
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The BSK Contact Form 7 Blacklist WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not sanitise and escape the inserted_count parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
- Record
CVE-2023-5141- 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
CVE List No score
BSK Contact Form 7 Blacklist <= 1.0.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
The BSK Contact Form 7 Blacklist WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not sanitise and escape the inserted_count parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
- Record
CVE-2023-5141- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-57479
The BSK Contact Form 7 Blacklist WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not sanitise and escape the inserted_count parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
- Record
EUVD-2023-57479- CVSS
- 0.0 None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q6mw-f27r-4p35
The BSK Contact Form 7 Blacklist WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not sanitise and escape the...
The BSK Contact Form 7 Blacklist WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not sanitise and escape the inserted_count parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
- Record
GHSA-q6mw-f27r-4p35- 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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-5141 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Bannersky Bsk Contact Form 7 Blacklist, published December 4, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.