Contact Form 7 <= 5.0.3 - Authorization Bypass

6.3
Improper Authorization
CVE CVE-2018-20979
CVSS 6.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published September 4, 2018
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Simon Scannell

Description

The Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to capability_type mishandling in register_post_type in versions up to, and including, 5.0.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor level privileges and above to modify contact forms and potential supply paths to sensitive files that make sensitive information disclosure possible.

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Vulnerability Details for Contact Form 7

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug contact-form-7 (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 5.0.4, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 5.0.4
Patched Version
  • 5.0.4

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