CVE-2023-2303 — The Contact Form and Calls To Action by vcita plugin for WordPress is vulnerable
The Contact Form and Calls To Action by vcita plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.10.5. This is due to missing nonce validation in the vcita-callback.php file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to
Published
2023-06-03T05:15:09.527
Last modified
2026-04-08T17:16:55.310
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
01What is this vulnerability?
The Contact Form and Calls To Action by vcita plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.10.5. This is due to missing nonce validation in the vcita-callback.php file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings and inject malicious JavaScript via a forged request granted they can trick a site…
02Affected products
No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2023-06-03T05:15:09.527
- Last modified: 2026-04-08T17:16:55.310
09References
- blog.jonh.eu — https://blog.jonh.eu/blog/security-vulnerabilities-in-wordpress-plugins-by-vcita
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org — https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/lead-capturing-call-to-actions-by-vci…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org — https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3257683/lead-capturing-call-to-acti…
- www.wordfence.com — https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2345c972-9fd4-4709-8bd…
- blog.jonh.eu — https://blog.jonh.eu/blog/security-vulnerabilities-in-wordpress-plugins-by-vcita
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org — https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/lead-capturing-call-to-actions-by-vci…
- www.wordfence.com — https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2345c972-9fd4-4709-8bd…
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