CVE-2023-45771 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Contact Form With Captcha allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Contact Form With Captcha: from n/a through 1.6.8.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00144.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Bestwebsoft	Captcha

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:captcha:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/contact-form-with-captcha/wordpress-contact-form-with-captcha-plugin-1-6-8-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 03:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Bestwebsoft captcha
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:contact_form_with_captcha::::::wordpress::*	cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:captcha::::::wordpress::*
Vendors & Products	Bestwebsoft contact Form With Captcha	Bestwebsoft captcha

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Bestwebsoft Bestwebsoft contact Form With Captcha
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:contact_form_with_captcha::::::wordpress::*
Vendors & Products		Bestwebsoft Bestwebsoft contact Form With Captcha

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2024-03-26T08:27:55.700Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T16:01:15.874Z

Reserved: 2023-10-12T14:57:39.224Z

Link: CVE-2023-45771

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T20:29:32.315Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-03-26T09:15:09.503

Modified: 2026-03-27T20:55:56.677

Link: CVE-2023-45771

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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