CVE-2025-13657

HelpDesk contact form plugin <= 1.1.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update via handle_query_args

mediumCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
4.3
CVSS Score
4.3
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
1.1.6
Patched in
9d
Time to patch

Description

The HelpDesk contact form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.5. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the handle_query_args() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's license ID and contact form ID settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=1.1.5
PublishedJanuary 6, 2026
Last updatedJanuary 15, 2026
Affected pluginhelpdesk-contact-form

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