CVE-2023-44997 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-44997: WordPress WP Forms Puzzle Captcha Plugin <= 4.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Nitin Rathod

Product WP Forms Puzzle Captcha

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published October 11, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

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:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Nitin Rathod WP Forms Puzzle Captcha plugin <= 4.1 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Forms Puzzle Captcha versions 4.1 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 on the site without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires the admin to visit the attacker's page but does not require the attacker to have any account or special privileges.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking an admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can modify plugin settings or perform other admin actions without your consent if you visit a malicious link.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must visit attacker-controlled webpage while logged into WordPress.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 11, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44997 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-2023-44997

CWE CWE-352

CVSS 5.4 / MEDIUM

Affected versions