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Visual Form Builder vulnerabilities
Visual Form Builder has 5 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 2 May 2022.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 5
- Active installs
- 20,000+
- Latest version
- 3.1
- Last updated
- 27 May 2022
- Most recent
- 2 May 2022
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2022-1046 | Medium 4.8 | Before 3.0.7 | Fixed in 3.0.7 | 2 May 2022 |
| Authentication bypass CVE-2022-0140 | Medium 5.3 | Before 3.0.6 | Fixed in 3.0.6 | 12 Apr 2022 |
| Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) CVE-2022-0141 | High 8.1 | Before 3.0.6 | Fixed in 3.0.6 | 12 Apr 2022 |
| CSV injection CVE-2022-0142 | Critical 9.8 | Before 3.0.6 | Fixed in 3.0.6 | 12 Apr 2022 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2021-24514 | Medium 4.8 | Before 3.0.4 | Fixed in 3.0.4 | 25 Oct 2021 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2022-1046, 2 May 2022
- The Visual Form Builder WordPress plugin before 3.0.7 does not sanitise and escape the form's 'Email to' field , which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed CVE record
- CVE-2022-0140, 12 Apr 2022
- The Visual Form Builder WordPress plugin before 3.0.6 does not perform access control on entry form export, allowing unauthenticated users to see the form entries or export it as a CSV File using the vfb-export endpoint. CVE record
- CVE-2022-0141, 12 Apr 2022
- The Visual Form Builder WordPress plugin before 3.0.8 does not enforce nonce checks which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin or editor delete and restore arbitrary form entries via CSRF attacks CVE record
- CVE-2022-0142, 12 Apr 2022
- The Visual Form Builder WordPress plugin before 3.0.8 is vulnerable to CSV injection allowing a user with low level or no privileges to inject a command that will be included in the exported CSV file, leading to possible code execution. CVE record
- CVE-2021-24514, 25 Oct 2021
- The Visual Form Builder WordPress plugin before 3.0.4 does not sanitise or escape its Form Name, allowing high privilege users such as admin to set Cross-Site Scripting payload in them, even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed CVE record
What to do if you run Visual Form Builder
If you run Visual Form Builder, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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