CVE-2023-48318 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00109.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Codepeople	Contact Form Email
Wordpress	Wordpress

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Vendors	Products
Codepeople	Contact Form Email
Wordpress	Wordpress

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-52374	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.

Fixes

Solution

Update to 1.3.42 or a higher version.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/contact-form-to-email/wordpress-contact-form-email-plugin-1-3-41-captcha-bypass-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00126}`	epss `{'score': 0.00107}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2024-06-04T10:26:32.998Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T21:23:39.547Z

Reserved: 2023-11-14T21:42:18.495Z

Link: CVE-2023-48318

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T21:23:39.547Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-06-04T11:15:49.053

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:31:28.850

Link: CVE-2023-48318

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-12T22:44:52Z

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