CVE-2023-49856 - CVE House

Status published High CVE-2023-49856

WordPress Smart Forms plugin <= 2.6.84 - Authenticated Arbitrary Options Change Vulnerability

8.1 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in EDGARROJAS Smart Forms smart-forms allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Smart Forms: from n/a through <= 2.6.84.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Abdi Pranata | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/smart-forms/vulnerability/wordpress-smart-forms-plugin-2-6-84-authenticated-arbitrary-options-change-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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Affected Vendor

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Affected Software

Smart Forms

Vulnerable Versions:

Timeline

Official Publish: December 9th, 2024

Last Modified: May 11th, 2026

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-862

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

Initial Access

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Privilege Escalation

T1078 Valid Accounts

Persistence

T1531 Account Access Removal

Impact