Contact Form 7 <= 5.0.3 - Authorization Bypass

Improper Authorization
CVE CVE-2018-20979
CVSS Medium (6.3)
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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug contact-form-7 (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 5.0.4
Patched Version
  • 5.0.4
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