Authorization Flaw in Advanced Contact Form 7 DB Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-6831

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Advanced Contact Form 7 Db
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 September 2026

What is CVE-2026-6831?

The Advanced Contact Form 7 DB plugin for WordPress contains a significant security weakness whereby it fails to adequately verify user authorization for specific actions. This loophole impacts all versions up to and including 2.0.9. As a result, authenticated users with Contributor level access or higher may exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to all Contact Form 7 submission data through the 'acf7db' shortcode. It is crucial for users and administrators to update to the latest version to mitigate potential data exposure risks.

Affected Version(s)

Advanced Contact form 7 DB 0 <= 2.1.1

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&ne...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Quốc Huy (jtwings)
.