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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-3831

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 en…

Published Apr 1, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · the affected product

Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-3831. EPSS is 0.24%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No plain product name is stored. The page cannot tell you which product to check.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.24%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
stated named in the record

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • stated named in the record<= 1.4.9

How to fix CVE-2026-3831

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-3831. EPSS is 0.24%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with named in the record <= 1.4.9. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-862: Missing Authorization. EPSS 0.24%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 1, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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 num

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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 num

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-3831

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-3831

    30-day exploitation probability 0.24%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-3831

    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

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 29, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 16, 2026
  • NIST NVDOct 15, 2026