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CVE-2023-2517: Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder <= 3.3.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via permalink_setup
- Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2023-07-12 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-352
Description
The Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.3.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the permalink_setup function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the permalink structure via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. While nonce verification is implemented, verification only takes place when a nonce is provided.
Affected products
- roxnor MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, & Custom Form Builder for Elementor: before 3.3.3 — fixed in 3.3.3
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: roxnor MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, & Custom Form Builder for Elementor 3.3.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/metform/trunk/plugin.php#L544
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2907471/metform/trunk?contextall=1&old=2896914&old_path=%2Fmetform%2Ftrunk
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2924362%40metform%2Ftrunk&old=2910040%40metform%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca66afc3-a749-4ddc-8e2f-959f65cebd45?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/metform/trunk/plugin.php#L544
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2907471/metform/trunk?contextall=1&old=2896914&old_path=%2Fmetform%2Ftrunk
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2924362%40metform%2Ftrunk&old=2910040%40metform%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca66afc3-a749-4ddc-8e2f-959f65cebd45?source=cve
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