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Note that getting the JavaScript to execute requires user interaction as the victim must visit a crafted link with the form entry id, but the script itself is stored in the site database.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":5.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00552,"percentile":0.46387,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-79"],"published":"2023-06-09T05:33:13Z","modified":"2026-06-17T05:26:08Z","products":[{"vendor":"roxnor","product":"metform – contact form, survey, quiz, \u0026 custom form builder for elementor"},{"vendor":"wpmet","product":"metform_elementor_contact_form_builder"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/25200656-a6a2-42f2-a607-26d4ff502cbf?source=cve","tags":["x_transferred","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/metform/trunk/base/shortcode.php?rev=2845078","tags":["x_transferred","Patch"]},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2907471/","tags":["x_transferred","Patch"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0709"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2907471"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c995-g8wc-74pm"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-0709","title":"Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder \u003c= 3.3.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via mf_last_name shortcode","description":"The Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting by using the 'mf_last_name' shortcode to echo unescaped form submissions in versions up to, and including, 3.3.0. 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Note that getting the JavaScript to execute requires user interaction as the victim must visit a crafted link with the form entry id, but the script itself is stored in the site database.","status":"published","published":"2023-06-09T05:33:13Z","modified":"2026-04-08T16:42:21Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T19:25:06.035534Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-c995-g8wc-74pm","title":"The Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting by...","description":"The Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting by using the 'mf_last_name' shortcode to echo unescaped form submissions in versions up to, and including, 3.3.0. 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