WordPress Contact Form Email plugin <= 1.3.41 - Captcha Bypass vulnerability
Priority LOW 35CWE-307Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-307.
Summary
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in CodePeople Contact Form Email allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects Contact Form Email: from n/a through 1.3.41.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00312 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| codepeople | Contact Form Email | up to 1.3.41 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Contact Form Email Vendorcodepeople Affected up to 1.3.41 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:codepeople:contact_form_email:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.3.42 | Vulnerable | codepeople |
- cpe:2.3:a:codepeople:contact_form_email:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.3.42 Vulnerable ·codepeople
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-48318
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fh57-3wxg-c48h
References
More codepeople Contact Form Email vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-05486 Contact Form Email < 1.3.44 - Editor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2018-14926 The contact-form-to-email plugin before 1.2.66 for WordPress has CSRF. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-07059 The Contact Form Email plugin before 1.2.66 for WordPress allows wp-admin/admin.php item… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2018-14925 The contact-form-to-email plugin before 1.2.66 for WordPress has XSS. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2025-18444 WordPress Contact Form to Email Plugin <= 1.3.52 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2023-02546 Contact Form Email < 1.3.38 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2023-48318 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-48318 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fh57-3wxg-c48h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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