CVE-2023-49170
WordPress Forms by CaptainForm Plugin <= 2.5.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in captainform Forms by CaptainForm – Form Builder for WordPress allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Forms by CaptainForm – Form Builder for WordPress: from n/a through 2.5.3.
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 Forms by CaptainForm Plugin <= 2.5.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in captainform Forms by CaptainForm – Form Builder for WordPress allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Forms by CaptainForm – Form Builder for WordPress: from n/a through 2.5.3.
- Record
CVE-2023-49170- 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-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-53175
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in captainform Forms by CaptainForm – Form Builder for WordPress allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Forms by CaptainForm – Form Builder for WordPress: from n/a through 2.5.3.
- Record
EUVD-2023-53175- 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-chfc-x833-27cm
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')...
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in captainform Forms by CaptainForm – Form Builder for WordPress allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Forms by CaptainForm – Form Builder for WordPress: from n/a through 2.5.3.
- Record
GHSA-chfc-x833-27cm- 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-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in captainform Forms by CaptainForm – Form Builder for WordPress allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Forms by CaptainForm – Form Builder for WordPress: from n/a through 2.5.3.
- Record
CVE-2023-49170- 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-79
- 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-2023-49170 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Captainform, published December 15, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.