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TI-2024-03857 Aliases CVE-2024-4144GHSA-cgvp-vvrf-hjp4

Simple Basic Contact Form <= 20240502 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution

Priority LOW 38CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

The Simple Basic Contact Form plugin for WordPress for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 20240502. This allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes. The severity and exploitability depends on the functionality of other plugins installed in the environment.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00662 51st 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
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
wpkubeSimple Basic Contact Formup to 20240502—No fix listedCNA
  • Simple Basic Contact Form Vendorwpkube Affected up to 20240502 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CISA-ADP · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wpkube:simple_basic_contact_form:-:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*not specified by CISA-ADP—wpkube
  • cpe:2.3:a:wpkube:simple_basic_contact_form:-:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions not specified by CISA-ADP — ·wpkube

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-4144
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cgvp-vvrf-hjp4
  3. 2026-10-06 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

  • TI-2024-11789 Simple Basic Contact Form < 20250114 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2022-03869 Simple Basic Contact Form < 20221201 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2021-03219 Missing authorization in wpkube Social Sharing Plugin – Kiwi CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-20625 WordPress Subscribe To Comments Reloaded plugin <= 220725 - Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-10151 Authors List <= 2.0.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via update_authors_list_ajax CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
  • TI-2025-12438 Cool Tag Cloud <= 2.29 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
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Sources