Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a medium-severity CSRF issue in the WordPress Contact Form by Supsystic plugin. If a logged-in site administrator is tricked into interacting with a malicious page, site settings or plugin actions could be changed without intended consent. Public sources do not indicate active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate WordPress hygiene issue, not an emergency zero-day based on current evidence. Prioritize sites where administrators manage WordPress from shared workstations or where contact forms are business-critical.
Technical view
CVE-2023-45068 is CWE-352 affecting Contact Form by Supsystic, described as impacting versions up to 1.7.27. CVSS 3.1 is 5.4 with network access, low complexity, no privileges, and required user interaction, with limited integrity and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites using the Supsystic Contact Form plugin, package slug contact-form-by-supsystic. The source bundle does not provide complete CPE data or a precise installed-version inventory method.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as CISA KEV, and the supplied sources do not claim active exploitation. Exploitation would require user interaction by a privileged logged-in user.
Researcher notes
The source bundle has incomplete affected-version metadata: the CVE description says versions up to 1.7.27, while the Patchstack reference URL text mentions 1.7.24. No patch version, exploit details, or active exploitation evidence is provided here.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for Contact Form by Supsystic installations.
- Check vendor or Patchstack guidance for fixed versions or recommended actions.
- Update the plugin if an official fixed release is available.
- Disable or remove the plugin where it is not business-critical.
- Restrict administrator browsing and enforce cautious session handling.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether contact-form-by-supsystic is installed on each WordPress site.
- Compare installed versions against the CVE-described affected range, up to 1.7.27.
- Review vendor advisories for any corrected affected-version statement.
- Check administrative audit logs for unexpected plugin or form configuration changes.
Public sources used
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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (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:L
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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:L2.82.5Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Source materials
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CWE details
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
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