vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wpcf7-redirect: CVE-2021-24282: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Apr 20, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Apr 20, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
In the Redirection for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before 2.3.4, any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, could use the various AJAX actions in the plugin to do a variety of things. For example, an attacker could use wpcf7r_reset_settings to reset the plugin’s settings, wpcf7r_add_action to add actions to a form, and more.
Solution
wpcf7-redirect-plugin-cve-2021-24282
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24282
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9e9823e6-bcd4-4c1e-bf86-caf472748b12?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-11196
- CVE-2021-24282
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-24282
- CWE-863
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-11196
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