CVE-2023-2655

Contact Form by WD <= 1.13.23 - Admin+ SQLi

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Published Jan 16, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Contact Form by WD WordPress plugin through 1.13.23 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by high privilege users such as admin

Analysis

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Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Contact Form by WD

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 1.13.23

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:web-dorado:contact_form_maker:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-34121	The Contact Form by WD WordPress plugin through 1.13.23 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by high privilege users such as admin

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.933% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b3f2d38f-8eeb-45e9-bb58-2957e416e1cd/

History

Jun 2, 2025 8:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Web-dorado Contact Form Maker

Weaknesses

CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jun 2, 2025, 3:10 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Jan 16, 2024, 3:55 PM
Updated: Jun 2, 2025, 3:10 PM
Reserved: May 11, 2023, 12:32 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:26 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:26 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:53 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 16, 2024, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:53 AM

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