CVE-2024-4144

Simple Basic Contact Form <= 20240502 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution

6.5 Medium

The Simple Basic Contact Form plugin for WordPress for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 20240502. This allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes. The severity and exploitability depends on the functionality of other plugins installed in the environment.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.66%Up 0.6 points since May 14, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.5

Simple Basic Contact Form <= 20240502 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution

Record: CVE-2024-4144
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-32704 6.5

Record: EUVD-2024-32704
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cgvp-vvrf-hjp4 6.5

The Simple Basic Contact Form plugin for WordPress for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary...

Record: GHSA-cgvp-vvrf-hjp4
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.5

Record: CVE-2024-4144
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-4144 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Unknown Simple Basic Contact Form, published May 14, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.66%, the 51st percentile. No source names a fixed version.