Redirection for Contact Form 7 <= 2.7.0 - Authenticated(Editor+) Privilege Escalation

2023-02-06 00:00

Rafie Muhammad

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.8.0

Affected PluginRedirection for Contact Form 7

Affected Version<= 2.7.0

CVSS7.2High

CVECVE-2023-23990

View all Redirection for Contact Form 7 vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

The Redirection for Contact Form 7 plugin is vulnerable to Authenticated Privilege Escalation in versions up to, and including, 2.7.0 due to the ability to update usermeta information. This allows authenticated attackers with Editor-level permissions and above to modify their permissions and grant themselves administrator privileges.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.8.0, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment) A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23990 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/527c344e-870e-4bd9-b111-86cc2821367d

CVSS Vector

7.2

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

Base

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

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