CVE-2023-0084

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

28.57% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 98.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-03-02 18:35Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-04-08 16:33Z4 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-01-05

Assigning CNA

Wordfence

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.2)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

471edd25c5d6307bb787e2f60ebe757df7bdc5496badbac127887bd12f1d6e35

• www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/05f7d9fe-e95f-4ddf-9bce-2aeac3c2e946?source=cve
• wordpress.orghttps://wordpress.org/plugins/metform/#description
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2845078%40metform&new=2845078%40metform&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/02/high-severity-xss-vulnerability-in-metform-elementor-contact-form-builder/
• www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/05f7d9fe-e95f-4ddf-9bce-2aeac3c2e946