CVE-2026-3831

Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms <= 1.4.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via Shortcode

2026-03-31 12:23
Quốc Huy (jtwings)

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 1.5.0
Affected Plugin
Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms
Affected Version
<= 1.4.9
CVSS
4.3Medium
Weakness type
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
CVE
CVE-2026-3831
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At a glance

CVE-2026-3831 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.4.9. It carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Contributor level or above. The issue is fixed in version 1.5.0; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed March 2026, reported by Quốc Huy (jtwings).

Vulnerability Overview

The Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the entries_shortcode() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to extract all form submissions - including names, emails, phone numbers.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-862: Missing Authorization

Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms <= 1.4.9 carries this weakness at entries_shortcode(), and reaching it takes an account at Contributor level or above. A missing authorization check means a function is reachable by anyone who can reach the endpoint, because the code never asks whether the caller is allowed to perform the action.

Any user who can reach the endpoint gets to run an action reserved for higher-privileged roles, from reading protected data to changing settings or content. For Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms the fix is 1.5.0: builds <= 1.4.9 are affected, anything from 1.5.0 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 1.5.0, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. None of that substitutes for the fix: Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms 1.5.0 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-3831https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a033ea44-8084-44c1-8e24-bdb1b61c3566https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3831

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