# CVE-2017-17780: The Clockwork SMS clockwork-test-message.php component has XSS via a crafted "to" parameter in a clockwork-test-message request to wp-admin/

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-12-20 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Clockwork SMS clockwork-test-message.php component has XSS via a crafted "to" parameter in a clockwork-test-message request to wp-admin/admin.php. This component code is found in the following WordPress plugins: Clockwork Free and Paid SMS Notifications 2.0.3, Two-Factor Authentication - Clockwork SMS 1.0.2, Booking Calendar - Clockwork SMS 1.0.5, Contact Form 7 - Clockwork SMS 2.3.0, Fast Secure Contact Form - Clockwork SMS 2.1.2, Formidable - Clockwork SMS 1.0.2, Gravity Forms - Clockwork SMS 2.2, and WP e-Commerce - Clockwork SMS 2.0.5.

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## References

- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145469/Clockwork-SMS-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1781424/clockwork-two-factor-authentication/trunk/templates/clockwork-test-message.php?old=706348&old_path=clockwork-two-factor-authentication%2Ftrunk%2Ftemplates%2Fclockwork-test-message.php

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