Improper Authorization in Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder - CVE-2023-1843

 

Improper Authorization in Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder - CVE-2023-1843

Published: June 14, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU77299
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1843
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass the authorization mechanisms.

The vulnerability exists due to a missing capability check on the permalink_setup function. A remote attacker can change the permalink structure.


Affected software

Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder

How to mitigate CVE-2023-1843

Install updates from vendor's website.

Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder - update to 3.3.1

External References

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