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CVE-2023-48278 (GCVE-0-2023-48278)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-30 16:08 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:08
VLAI
Title
WordPress WP Forms Puzzle Captcha Plugin <= 4.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) leading to XSS
Summary
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Nitin Rathod WP Forms Puzzle Captcha allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Forms Puzzle Captcha: from n/a through 4.1.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Nitin Rathod WP Forms Puzzle Captcha Affected: n/a , ≤ 4.1 (custom)
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Credits
qilin_99 (Patchstack Alliance)
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