CVE-2014-2054

Advanced Contact form 7 DB <= 2.0.8 & Import any XML, CSV or Excel File to WordPress <= 3.8.0 - Use of Vulnerable Component (PHPExcel)

2025-04-07 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 2.0.9
Affected Plugin: Advanced Contact form 7 DB
Affected Version: <= 2.0.8
CVSS: 3.7Low
Weakness type: CWE-1395 · Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component
CVE: CVE-2014-2054

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At a glance

CVE-2014-2054 is a low-severity Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component vulnerability in the Advanced Contact form 7 DB WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.0.8. It carries a CVSS score of 3.7 (reachable over the network). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 2.0.9; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed April 2025.

Vulnerability Overview

Multiple plugins for WordPress utilize a vulnerable dependency (PHPExcel) in various versions. No vulnerabilities have been confirmed exploitable in either plugin, however, an update is still recommended for both.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-1395: Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component

The product has a dependency on a third-party component that contains one or more known vulnerabilities.

Remediation

Update to version 2.0.9, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The fix is the thing that ends this: Advanced Contact form 7 DB 2.0.9 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2054 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d88a5dfc-4654-4299-b5a5-2a48b3823e37 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2054

Related records

Other vulnerabilities in Advanced Contact form 7 DB

CVSS Vector

3.7

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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