Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This WordPress plugin flaw can let an attacker delete Contact Forms by Cimatti forms if they trick a logged-in administrator into clicking or performing a forged action. It is not a takeover issue, but it can disrupt contact intake and business workflows.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate website operations risk. Prioritize affected public WordPress sites that rely on these forms for sales, support, compliance intake, or customer communications.
Technical view
CVE-2023-2563 is a CSRF issue in Contact Forms by Cimatti versions up to 1.5.7. Missing or incorrect nonce validation in _accua_forms_form_edit_action allows unauthenticated attackers to cause form deletion through administrator interaction. CVSS is 4.3, with low integrity impact only.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Contact Forms by Cimatti at version 1.5.7 or earlier. Risk is highest where administrators stay logged in and may follow untrusted links or embedded requests.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. Exploitation requires user interaction by a site administrator; unauthenticated network access alone is not enough based on the cited description.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports CSRF-driven form deletion, not data disclosure, privilege escalation, or remote code execution. The provided sources identify the vulnerable function and affected range, but do not provide active exploitation evidence in this bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for Contact Forms by Cimatti.
- Update the plugin if vendor guidance provides a fixed release.
- Disable or remove the plugin where it is not required.
- Train administrators to avoid untrusted links while logged into WordPress.
- Review WordPress and plugin guidance before applying operational changes.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the plugin is installed on each WordPress site.
- Check installed plugin versions against the affected range: 1.5.7 and earlier.
- Review plugin forms for unexpected deletion or configuration changes.
- Review administrative activity around form edits or deletions.
- Confirm the relevant handler includes nonce validation if performing code review.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f80a1f13-c1b9-4259-8d96-71a3cbcaf4ca?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-forms/trunk/accua-forms.php#L738CVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2924628%40contact-forms&new=2924628%40contact-forms&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=CVE reference
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CWE details
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.