Contact Form 7 Database Addon <= 1.2.5.4 - CSV Injection

2021-01-25 00:00

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Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.2.5.6

Affected PluginDatabase Addon for Contact Form 7 – CFDB7

Affected Version< 1.2.5.6

CVSS8.8High

CVECVE-2021-24144

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Vulnerability Overview

Unvalidated input in the Contact Form 7 Database Addon plugin, versions before 1.2.5.6, was prone to a vulnerability that lets remote attackers inject arbitrary formulas into CSV files.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.2.5.6, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')) The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24144 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/83e53dc4-84fe-4835-aaea-b72dfe8f7475

CVSS Vector

8.8

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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