CVE-2023-26523 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-26523: WordPress Calculated Fields Form plugin <= 1.1.120 - Missing Authorization Leading To Feedback Submission Vulnerability

Vendor Codepeople

Product Calculated Fields Form

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published June 3, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in CodePeople Calculated Fields Form allows Functionality Misuse.This issue affects Calculated Fields Form: from n/a through 1.1.120.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Calculated Fields Form versions up to 1.1.120 lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to modify form data they should not have access to. An attacker with a low-privilege account can alter form submissions or settings belonging to other users or forms. The vulnerability requires login but does not require user interaction from the victim.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify form data or settings belonging to other users or forms.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' form submissions and form configurations can be altered by other authenticated users without authorization.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 3, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26523 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-26523

CWE CWE-862

CVSS 4.3 / MEDIUM

Affected versions