Too Much Escaping Backfires, Allows Shortcode-Based XSS Vulnerability in Contact Form Entries WordPress Plugin

Did you know we’re running a Bug Bounty Extravaganza again?

Earn over 6x our usual bounty rates, up to $10,000, for all vulnerabilities submitted through May 27th, 2024 when you opt to have Wordfence handle responsible disclosure!

On February 24th, 2024, during our second Bug Bounty Extravaganza, we received a submission for a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Contact Form Entries, a WordPress plugin with more than 60,000+ active installations. The vulnerability enables threat actors with contributor-level …

bounty bug bug bounty disclosure earn february may plugin responsible responsible disclosure running vulnerabilities vulnerability wordfence wordpress wordpress plugin xss