CVE-2023-49856
WordPress Smart Forms plugin <= 2.6.84 - Authenticated Arbitrary Options Change Vulnerability
Missing Authorization vulnerability in EDGARROJAS Smart Forms smart-forms allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Smart Forms: from n/a through <= 2.6.84.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.1
WordPress Smart Forms plugin <= 2.6.84 - Authenticated Arbitrary Options Change Vulnerability
Missing Authorization vulnerability in EDGARROJAS Smart Forms smart-forms allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Smart Forms: from n/a through <= 2.6.84.
- Record
CVE-2023-49856- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-53764
8.1
Missing Authorization vulnerability in EDGARROJAS Smart Forms smart-forms allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Smart Forms: from n/a through <= 2.6.84.
- Record
EUVD-2023-53764- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-329j-3w84-m2g4
8.1
Missing Authorization vulnerability in RedNao Smart Forms allows Exploiting Incorrectly...
Missing Authorization vulnerability in RedNao Smart Forms allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Smart Forms: from n/a through 2.6.84.
- Record
GHSA-329j-3w84-m2g4- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.1
Missing Authorization vulnerability in EDGARROJAS Smart Forms smart-forms allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Smart Forms: from n/a through <= 2.6.84.
- Record
CVE-2023-49856- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- 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-2023-49856 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Edgarrojas Smart Forms, published December 9, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.54%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/smart-forms/vulnerability/wordpress-smart-forms-plugin-2-6-84-authenticated-arbitrary-options-change-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49856
patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/smart-forms/vulnerability/wordpress-smart-forms-plugin-2-6-84-authenticated-arbitrary-options-change-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
github.com/advisories/GHSA-329j-3w84-m2g4