Vulnerability · Published May 14, 2021 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2021-24279Redirection for Contact Form 7 < 2.3.4 - Authenticated Arbitrary Plugin Installation

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity incorrect authorization in Redirection for Contact Form 7 from Query Solutions. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 58% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 42.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Query Solutions Redirection for Contact Form 7 2.3.4 – before 2.3.4

Weakness: CWE-863

References