CVE-2023-23973 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-23973: WordPress Contact Us page - Contact people LITE Plugin <= 3.7.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor A3Rev Software

Product Contact Us Page – Contact People

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published March 1, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in a3rev Software Contact Us Page – Contact People plugin <= 3.7.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Contact Us Page – Contact People plugin for WordPress contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in versions up to 3.7.0. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the plugin without the admin's knowledge or consent. This could allow modification of plugin settings or data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a site admin into visiting a malicious page that performs unwanted actions on the plugin.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Plugin settings or contact data could be altered without your knowledge if you visit a malicious link.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin must visit attacker-controlled page while logged into WordPress.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 1, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23973 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-23973

CWE CWE-352

CVSS 4.3 / MEDIUM

Affected versions