vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wpcf7-redirect: CVE-2021-24279: Incorrect Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Apr 20, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 29, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Apr 20, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026
Description
In the Redirection for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before 2.3.4, low level users, such as subscribers, could use the import_from_debug AJAX action to install any plugin from the WordPress repository.
Solution
wpcf7-redirect-plugin-cve-2021-24279
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24279
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2ee6ffb3-9a4a-4564-bfef-116a12268c3c?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-11193
- CVE-2021-24279
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-24279
- CWE-863
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-11193
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