VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-24278
In the Redirection for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before 2.3.4, unauthenticated users can use the wpcf7r_get_nonce AJAX action to retrieve a valid nonce for any WordPress action/function.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 7.36%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Redirection for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before 2.3.4, unauthenticated users can use the wpcf7r_get_nonce AJAX action to retrieve a valid nonce for any WordPress action/function.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 7.36% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Affected
- querysol/redirection for contact form 7
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/99f30604-d62b-4e30-afcd-b482f8d66413Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/04/severe-vulnerabilities-patched-in-redirection-for-contact-form-7-plugin/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/99f30604-d62b-4e30-afcd-b482f8d66413Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/04/severe-vulnerabilities-patched-in-redirection-for-contact-form-7-plugin/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.