What is CVE-2023-44997?

CVE-2023-44997 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nitin Rathod Wp Forms Puzzle Captcha, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-10-11.

How severe is CVE-2023-44997?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-44997 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CSRF in Nitin Rathod Wp Forms Puzzle Captcha

CVE-2023-44997

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Nitin Rathod WP Forms Puzzle Captcha plugin <= 4.1 versions.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2023-10-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (9.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 9.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-forms-puzzle-captcha/wordpress-wp-form… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-44997?: CVE-2023-44997 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nitin Rathod Wp Forms Puzzle Captcha, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-10-11.
How severe is CVE-2023-44997?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-44997 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.