CVE-2023-5424

WS Form LITE <= 1.9.217 - Unauthenticated CSV Injection

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 7, 2024 at 09:33 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:48 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsWs FormWS FormWs Form Lite Drag and Drop Contact Form Builder

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The WS Form LITE plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CSV Injection in versions up to, and including, 1.9.217. This allows unauthenticated attackers to embed untrusted input into exported CSV files, which can result in code execution when these files are downloaded and opened on a local system with a vulnerable configuration.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

95%
v < 1.9.218
Affected range stops below 1.9.218, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
WS Form· Ws Formwordpress-plugin
60%
v ≤ 1.9.217

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-1236

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