CVE-2023-48290

Form Maker <= 1.15.20 - Captcha Bypass

2023-10-11 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 1.15.21
Affected Plugin: Form Maker by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder
Affected Version: < 1.15.21
CVSS: 5.3Medium
Weakness type: CWE-804 · Guessable CAPTCHA
CVE: CVE-2023-48290

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At a glance

CVE-2023-48290 is a medium-severity Guessable CAPTCHA vulnerability in the Form Maker by 10Web WordPress plugin, affecting versions < 1.15.21. It carries a CVSS score of 5.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 1.15.21; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed October 2023, reported by qilin_99.

Vulnerability Overview

The Form Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Captcha Bypass in versions up to, and including, 1.15.20 due to insufficient input verification. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to automate form submissions.

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 privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-804: Guessable CAPTCHA

The product uses a CAPTCHA challenge, but the challenge can be guessed or automatically recognized by a non-human actor.

Remediation

Update to version 1.15.21, 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: Form Maker by 10Web 1.15.21 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-2023-48290 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/46525a06-f3a4-4c78-ba32-4b937e1dbac6 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48290

Related records

Other vulnerabilities in Form Maker by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder

CVSS Vector

5.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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