123ContactForm for WordPress <= 1.5.6 - Validation Bypass via Plugin Verification

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

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

CVE	Not available
CVSS	Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published	January 19, 2021
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Rodrigo Escobar (ipax)

Description

The 123ContactForm plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the cfp_connect() function in versions up to, and including, 1.5.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to trigger validation and inject their own public SSL key.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	123contactform-for-wordpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	No
Affected Version	<= 1.5.6
Patched Version

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