CVE-2024-3723

Advanced Contact form 7 DB <= 2.0.2 - Sensitive Information Exposure

2024-06-10 17:31

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 2.0.3
Affected Plugin: Advanced Contact form 7 DB
Affected Version: <= 2.0.2
CVSS: 5.3Medium
Weakness type: CWE-922 · Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information
CVE: CVE-2024-3723

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At a glance

CVE-2024-3723 is a medium-severity Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information vulnerability in the Advanced Contact form 7 DB WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.0.2. It carries a CVSS score of 5.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 2.0.3; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed June 2024, reported by Tim Coen.

Vulnerability Overview

The Advanced Contact form 7 DB plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.2 via the wp-content/uploads/advanced-cf7-upload directory. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data uploaded via this plugin through a form.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-922: Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information

The product stores sensitive information without properly limiting read or write access by unauthorized actors.

Remediation

Update to version 2.0.3, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The fix is the thing that ends this: Advanced Contact form 7 DB 2.0.3 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3723 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c9a1f1a1-4f0a-48b5-80c8-525b69006863 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3723

Related records

Other vulnerabilities in Advanced Contact form 7 DB

CVSS Vector

5.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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