CVE-2023-0085 (GCVE-0-2023-0085)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-03-02 16:01 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:58
VLAI
Title
Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder <= 3.2.1 - reCaptcha Protection Bypass
Summary
The Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to reCaptcha Bypass in versions up to, and including, 3.2.1. This is due to insufficient server side checking on the captcha value submitted during a form submission. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass Captcha restrictions and for attackers to utilize bots to submit forms.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-693 - Protection Mechanism Failure
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Credits
Mohammed El Amin, Chemouri
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