CVE-2023-48278
WordPress WP Forms Puzzle Captcha Plugin <= 4.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) leading to XSS
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress WP Forms Puzzle Captcha Plugin <= 4.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) leading to XSS
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-48278- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-52345
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.
- Record
EUVD-2023-52345- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g8h7-w86r-5398
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Nitin Rathod WP Forms Puzzle Captcha allows...
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.
- Record
GHSA-g8h7-w86r-5398- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-48278- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-48278 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Nitin Rathod Wp Forms Puzzle Captcha, published November 30, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 10th percentile. No source names a fixed version.