CVE-2023-0484: Contact Form 7 Widget For Elementor Page Builder & Gutenberg Blocks < 1.1.6 - Arbitrary Plugin Activation via CSRF

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-03-27 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The Contact Form 7 Widget For Elementor Page Builder & Gutenberg Blocks WordPress plugin before 1.1.6 does not have CSRF check when activating plugins, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins activate arbitrary plugins present on the blog via a CSRF attack

Affected products

Contact Form 7 Widget For Elementor Page Builder & Gutenberg Blocks: before 1.1.6 — fixed in 1.1.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Contact Form 7 Widget For Elementor Page Builder & Gutenberg Blocks 1.1.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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