Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution Vulnerability in CF7 Popup plugin
CVE-2024-11038

7.3HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
WPb Popup For Contact Form 7 – Showing The Contact Form 7 Popup On Button Click – Cf7 Popup
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 November 2024

Summary

The WPB Popup for Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is susceptible to a vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes. This is primarily due to inadequate validation of user inputs in the wpb_pcf_fire_contact_form AJAX action, present in all versions up to and including 1.7.5. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could enable attackers to manipulate the Wordpress site by executing harmful shortcodes, thereby compromising its integrity and security.

Affected Version(s)

WPB Popup for Contact Form 7 – Showing The Contact Form 7 Popup on Button Click – CF7 Popup * <= 1.7.5

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpb-popup-for-...
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpb-popup-for-contact-form-...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.3
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Arkadiusz Hydzik
.