Simple Basic Contact Form <= 20240502 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution

2024-05-13 00:00

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Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 20240511

Affected PluginSimple Basic Contact Form

Affected Version<= 20240502

CVSS6.5Medium

CVECVE-2024-4144

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Vulnerability Overview

The Simple Basic Contact Form plugin for WordPress for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 20240502. This allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes. The severity and exploitability depends on the functionality of other plugins installed in the environment.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 20240511, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')) The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4144 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ded1944f-662d-4d25-8277-4b1dc63b2144

CVSS Vector

6.5

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

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