CVE-2023-45771 identifies a Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Contact Form With Captcha plugin, impacting versions up to 1.6.8. This High severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in a victim's browser via a crafted link, requiring user interaction. The potential impact includes limited data theft, defacement, or redirection. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are public exploit codes or Metasploit modules available. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE remain minimal, and it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.6.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:captcha:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.