Medium severity · published Jun 4, 2024
CVE-2023-48318
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in CodePeople Contact Form Email allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects Contact Form Email: from…
6.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in CodePeople Contact Form Email allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects Contact Form Email: from n/a through 1.3.41.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 24% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CF
Contact Form Email · Codepeople
before 1.3.42 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48318
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48318
Third Party Advisory
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/contact-form-to-email/wordpress-contact-form-email-plugin-1-3-41-captcha-bypass-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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