CVE-2023-49170

HIGH 7.1

WordPress Forms by CaptainForm Plugin <= 2.5.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

CVSS Score

7.1

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in captainform Forms by CaptainForm – Form Builder for WordPress allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Forms by CaptainForm – Form Builder for WordPress: from n/a through 2.5.3.

CWE	CWE-79
Vendor	captainform
Product	forms by captainform – form builder for wordpress
Published	Dec 15, 2023
Last Updated	Apr 28, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Affected Versions

captainform / Forms by CaptainForm – Form Builder for WordPress

n/a ≤ 2.5.3

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

patchstack.com: https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/captainform/wordpress-forms-by-captainform-form-builder-for-wordpress-plugin-2-5-3-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Credits

Abu Hurayra (Patchstack Alliance)