What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-6828?

CVE-2023-6828 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.2 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.1%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2023-6828?

Within 30 days: Identify all affected systems running all and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Verify anti-CSRF tokens and content security policies are enforced.

Arforms Form Builder CVE-2023-6828

HIGH

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2024-01-11 security@wordfence.com

WordPress XSS Arforms Form Builder Wordpress Plugin Reputeinfosystems

7.2

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness	CWE CWE-79 OWASP Top 10:2025 A05:2025 - Injection ASVS 5.0 V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping MITRE ATT&CK 2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. Sign in to read
Impact	CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.09%.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).

No patch listed yet 1.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026

The Contact Form, Survey & Popup Form Plugin for WordPress - ARForms Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘ arf_http_referrer_url’ parameter in all. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Earlier versions of this analysis (1)

v1 Mar 28, 2026 - 19:34 CVSS 7.2

Stored XSS in ARForms.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

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This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The Contact Form, Survey & Popup Form Plugin for WordPress - ARForms Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘ arf_http_referrer_url’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Affected products include: Reputeinfosystems Arforms Form Builder.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.2 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

DescriptionCVE.org

The Contact Form, Survey & Popup Form Plugin for WordPress - ARForms Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘ arf_http_referrer_url’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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Why It Matters

Organizations using all face moderate risk from CVE-2023-6828, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 7.2. Attackers could inject malicious scripts to steal user sessions, credentials, or perform actions on behalf of authenticated users. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and consider compensating controls in the interim.

Business Impact: Moderate

Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If immediate patching is not feasible: (1) Implement Content-Security-Policy headers; (2) Enable HttpOnly and SameSite cookie attributes; (3) Deploy WAF XSS/CSRF rules.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

1.1%

Top 22% exploitable

Data Quality

4 sources

Confidence: Medium

NVD

CVE.org

EPSS

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How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity HIGH

CISA KEV No

Public POC No

EPSS 1.1%

Patch available No

Active threat No

Deciding rule

HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.