5.3
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2023-0085
Metform Elementor WordPress ReCaptcha Bypass
Description

The Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to reCaptcha Bypass in versions up to, and including, 3.2.1. This is due to insufficient server side checking on the captcha value submitted during a form submission. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass Captcha restrictions and for attackers to utilize bots to submit forms.

INFO

Published Date :

March 2, 2023, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:36 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-0085 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wpmet metform_elementor_contact_form_builder
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-0085 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-0085 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-0085 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

RAMnesia Attack: A Scientific Investigation of WireTap Threats to Bitcoin Infrastructure, Hardware Vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-6202, CVE-2023-39910), and Cryptanalytic Methods for ECDSA Key Recovery

attack bitcoin bitcoin-wallet ecdsa ecdsa-cryptography ecdsa-signature ecdsa-vulnerability ram cve-2025-6202 2023-39910 vulnerabilities vulnerability chips dram private-key ddr5

Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 7, 2026, 4:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.

In this study, we will look at the DeserializeSignature vulnerability, discovered in 2023, which allows attackers to create invalid signatures that can be accepted as valid by the Bitcoin network.

bitcoin bitcoin-hacking bitcoin-transaction bitcoin-wallet btc btc-flash-software btc-wallet ecdsa ecdsa-cryptography ecdsa-signature signature signature-verification vulnerability

Jupyter Notebook Python

Updated: 1 year ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 27, 2024, 3:57 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-0085 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-0085 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2868889%40metform&new=2868889%40metform&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
    Added Reference https://wordpress.org/plugins/metform/
    Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/69527d4b-49b6-47cd-93b6-39350f881ec9
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE Wordfence CWE-693
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 10, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2868889%40metform&new=2868889%40metform&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2868889%40metform&new=2868889%40metform&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/plugins/metform/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/plugins/metform/ Product
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/69527d4b-49b6-47cd-93b6-39350f881ec9 No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/69527d4b-49b6-47cd-93b6-39350f881ec9 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wpmet:metform_elementor_contact_form_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 3.2.1
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.3
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.14 }} 0.03%

score

0.33774

percentile