Medium severity · published Apr 1, 2026
CVE-2026-3831
Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms <= 1.4.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via Shortcode
4.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the entries_shortcode() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to extract all form submissions - including names, emails, phone numbers.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 14% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DF
Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms · crmperks
through 1.4.9 · source: vendor
Affected product
DF
Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms
crmperks
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3831
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-3831
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-form-entries/tags/1.4.8/contact-form-entries.php#L204
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a033ea44-8084-44c1-8e24-bdb1b61c3566?source=cve
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