CVE-2023-46075 HIGH

CVE-2023-46075: WordPress Contact Form Builder, Contact Widget Plugin <= 2.1.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Wpdevart

Product Contact Form Builder, Contact Widget

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published October 26, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wpdevart Contact Form Builder, Contact Widget plugin <= 2.1.6 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Contact Form Builder and Contact Widget versions up to 2.1.6 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker can inject malicious scripts into form fields that execute when site visitors or administrators view the form or its submissions. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and can affect multiple users across the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in visitors' browsers when they view forms or submissions.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can steal visitor cookies, redirect users, or deface forms without needing site admin access.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

No authentication required. A victim must view a page containing the affected form or its stored data.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 26, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46075 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-46075

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 7.1 / HIGH

Affected versions