Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2023-47693 is a high-severity access-control flaw in Themefic Ultimate Addons for Contact Form 7. The supplied CVE data says affected versions are through 3.2.6. An unauthenticated remote attacker could access protected data, based on the CVSS confidentiality impact. No active exploitation is supported by the supplied sources.
Executive priority
Prioritize this for WordPress environments that collect or expose sensitive data through Contact Form 7 workflows. The main business risk is unauthorized information access. It is high priority for affected sites, but urgency should be balanced against the lack of cited active exploitation evidence.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-862 Missing Authorization in the WordPress plugin ultimate-addons-for-contact-form-7. CVSS 3.1 is 7.5: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, high confidentiality impact, no integrity or availability impact. Source version details are inconsistent between <=3.2.6 and the Patchstack URL title referencing 3.2.5.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Themefic Ultimate Addons for Contact Form 7 in the affected range stated by the CVE data. Sites not using this plugin are not affected. The provided affected metadata is sparse, so version confirmation should come from plugin inventory and vendor guidance.
Exploitation context
The supplied CVE data and Patchstack reference indicate remotely reachable broken access control without authentication. The source bundle says KEV is false, and no cited source states active exploitation. Treat exploitation status as not confirmed rather than absent.
Researcher notes
The available source data identifies CWE-862 and a confidentiality-only CVSS profile, but does not describe the vulnerable endpoint, proof of concept, or fixed version. Avoid assuming integrity impact or exploit availability. Reconcile the <=3.2.6 CVE statement with the Patchstack URL title referencing 3.2.5.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the affected plugin and installed version.
- Check Themefic, WordPress.org, and Patchstack for official fixed-version guidance.
- Update promptly when an official fixed release is confirmed.
- If no fix is available, consider disabling the plugin where business impact permits.
- Restrict administrative and plugin-management access to trusted personnel.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether each WordPress site has the plugin installed.
- Record the exact plugin version from WordPress admin or asset inventory.
- Compare findings with CVE and vendor fixed-version guidance.
- Review web logs for unusual unauthenticated access to plugin-related endpoints.
- Document exceptions where the plugin cannot be updated or disabled.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N3.93.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CWE details
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Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.