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CVE-2026-3831

Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms <= 1.4.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via Shortcode

Published: Apr 1, 2026Updated: Apr 24, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-862
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 86.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

The Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the entries_shortcode() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to extract all form submissions - including names, emails, phone numbers.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-862

Affected Products

Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor formscrmperks
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin
crmperkscommercialWeb & CMS Pluginsaka crmperks, crm perks

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
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References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-form-entries/tags/1.4.8/contact-form-entries.php#L204
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a033ea44-8084-44c1-8e24-bdb1b61c3566?source=cve
wordfence.com

Timeline

Published
Apr 1, 2026
Last Updated
Apr 24, 2026

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