Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in Contact Form 7 Style Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2021-4390

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Contact Form 7 Style
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 July 2023

What is CVE-2021-4390?

The Contact Form 7 Style plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to exploit Cross-Site Request Forgery. This issue arises from inadequate nonce validation in the manage_wp_posts_be_qe_save_post() function. By crafting a malicious request, attackers can manipulate site configurations if they can deceive an administrator into clicking a specific link. This vulnerability highlights the importance of implementing stringent security measures to prevent unauthorized actions on behalf of unsuspecting users.

Affected Version(s)

Contact Form 7 Style * <= 3.2

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerab...
https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-th...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Jerome Bruandet
.