Description

WordPress Plugin Contact Form 7 is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently submit arbitrary form data by omitting the '_wpcf7_captcha_challenge_captcha-719' parameter. WordPress Plugin Contact Form 7 version 3.7.1 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 3.7.2 or latest

References

https://www.hedgehogsecurity.co.uk/index.php/contactform-7-vulnerability/

http://contactform7.com/2014/02/26/contact-form-7-372/

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2014-2265 CWE-264 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass