CVE-2023-44231 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-44231: WordPress Contact Form Plugin <= 2.0.10 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Nickduncan

Product Contact Form

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published October 9, 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 NickDuncan Contact Form plugin <= 2.0.10 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Contact Form versions 2.0.10 and earlier are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions through the contact form without the admin's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the admin must visit the attacker's page—and affects only the integrity of form submissions, not data confidentiality or site availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a logged-in admin into performing unwanted actions via the contact form without their knowledge.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can modify contact form settings or submit unauthorized form entries on behalf of administrators.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin must visit an attacker-controlled webpage while logged into the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 9, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44231 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

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