CVE-2024-48037 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-48037: WordPress Contact Form Widget plugin <= 1.4.2 - CSRF vulnerability

Vendor A Wp Life

Product Contact Form Widget

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published October 17, 2024

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 A WP Life Contact Form Widget new-contact-form-widget allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Contact Form Widget: from n/a through <= 1.4.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Contact Form Widget versions 1.4.2 and earlier are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF). An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the contact form without the admin's knowledge or consent. This requires the admin to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the WordPress site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the contact form by tricking an authenticated admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify contact form settings or data without your permission if you visit a malicious link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled webpage; no special privileges required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 17, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-48037 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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