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CVE-2025-13657: HelpDesk contact form plugin <= 1.1.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update via handle_query_args

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-01-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The HelpDesk contact form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.5. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the handle_query_args() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's license ID and contact form ID settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Affected products

• helpdeskcom HelpDesk Contact Form: through 1.1.5

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/helpdesk-contact-form/tags/1.1.5/includes/class-admin-page.php#L63
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/helpdesk-contact-form/trunk/includes/class-admin-page.php#L63
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3439463/
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/342ece60-faf1-4fee-bf1e-6f6107f32861?source=cve

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