Custom Contact Forms <= 5.1.0.3 - Missing Authorization

2014-09-17 00:00

Marc-Alexandre Montpas

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 5.1.0.4

Affected PluginCustom Contact Forms

Affected Version< 5.1.0.4

CVSS9.8Critical

CVEN/A

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Vulnerability Overview

The Custom Contact Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass due to missing capability checks on admin_init() function called via an 'init' hook in versions before 5.1.0.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download and modify the database of the affected site.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 5.1.0.4, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6d3bfb78-0538-4627-a206-8d8b5b200bc7

CVSS Vector

9.8

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

Base

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

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