CVE-2023-1843 (GCVE-0-2023-1843)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-09 05:33 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:55
VLAI?
Title
Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder <= 3.3.0 - Missing Authorization
Summary
The Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized permalink structure update due to a missing capability check on the permalink_setup function in versions up to, and including, 3.3.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the permalink structure.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
roxnor MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, & Custom Form Builder for Elementor Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.3.0 (semver)
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Credits
Marco Wotschka
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