vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wpcf7-redirect: CVE-2021-24278: Incorrect Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Apr 20, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | May 5, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Apr 20, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 5, 2026
Description
In the Redirection for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before 2.3.4, unauthenticated users can use the wpcf7r_get_nonce AJAX action to retrieve a valid nonce for any WordPress action/function.
Solution
wpcf7-redirect-plugin-cve-2021-24278
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24278
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/773ed184-1478-417d-9a57-93f3971d4bc8?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-11192
- CVE-2021-24278
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-24278
- CWE-863
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-11192
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