# CVE-2022-23180: Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder Plugin < 1.7.4 - Multiple Subscriber+ Settings Update

> Authenticated subscribers can modify plugin settings due to missing authorization and nonce checks in the Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 16 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vxm2-qvw6-qg48

## What is CVE-2022-23180?

CVE-2022-23180 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder, published on 16 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder WordPress plugin before 1.7.4 doesn't have authorisation and nonce checks, which could allow any authenticated users, such as subscriber to update and change various settings

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23180?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Themehunk Contact Form \& Lead Form Elementor Builder.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-23180?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23180 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-23180 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-23180 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder

- [CVE-2024-3637](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3637/): Responsive Contact Form Builder & Lead Generation Plugin <= 1.8.9 - Admin+ Stored XSS (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2021-24967](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24967/): Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder < 1.6.4 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2024-10475](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10475/): Lead Form Builder < 1.9.8 - Admin+ Stored XSS (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2022-23179](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23179/): Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder < 1.7.0 - Multiple Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23180 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-23180 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder, published on 16 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-23180 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23180/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23180/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23180
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23180
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23180

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23180/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.