CVE-2023-28494 WordPress Contact Form Email plugin <= 1.3.31 - Missing Authorization Leading To Feedback Submission Vulnerability
Attackers can submit feedback without authorization due to missing checks in the Contact Form Email plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-28494?
CVE-2023-28494 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in CodePeople Contact Form Email, published on 4 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in CodePeople Contact Form Email allows Functionality Misuse.This issue affects Contact Form Email: from n/a through 1.3.31.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28494?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Codepeople Contact Form Email.
How do I fix CVE-2023-28494?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28494 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2023-28494 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28494 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in CodePeople Contact Form Email
- CVE-2018-20964 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
- CVE-2023-5955 Contact Form Email < 1.3.44 - Editor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2018-20963 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2019-9646 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2025-24727 WordPress Contact Form to Email Plugin <= 1.3.52 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3pqq-c927-m2hq.