Vulnerability · Published Aug 23, 2021 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2021-24565Contact Form 7 Captcha < 0.0.9 - CSRF to Stored XSS
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity cross-site scripting in Contact Form 7 Captcha from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Contact Form 7 Captcha WordPress plugin before 0.0.9 does not have any CSRF check in place when saving its settings, allowing attacker to make a logged in user with the manage_options change them. Furthermore, the settings are not escaped when output in attributes, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Contact Form 7 Captcha | 0.0.9 – before 0.0.9 |
Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-352
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/97bfef5e-2ee0-491a-a931-4f44c83e5be0 x_refsource_MISC
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2570402 x_refsource_CONFIRM