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A vulnerability has been found in crmperks Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor Forms Plugin up to 1.4.9 on WordPress and classified as problematic. This impacts the function entries_shortcode of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-3831. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in crmperks Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor Forms Plugin up to 1.4.9 on WordPress. This issue affects the function entries_shortcode of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was shared by Quốc Huy. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-3831 since 03/09/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/01/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• crmperks

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• Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor Forms Plugin

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• 1.4.0
• 1.4.1
• 1.4.2
• 1.4.3
• 1.4.4
• 1.4.5
• 1.4.6
• 1.4.7
• 1.4.8
• 1.4.9

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