Message Filter for Contact Form 7: A security weakness
Message Filter for Contact Form 7 is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires at least subscriber-level access. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- Message Filter for Contact Form 7
- Plugin slug
cf7-message-filter- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Dec 06, 2024
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Dec 06, 2024 and is one of 5 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Message Filter for Contact Form 7 to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Message Filter for Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the updateFilter() and deleteFilter() functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update and delete filters.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N