Contact Form 7 + Telegram: A security weakness
Contact Form 7 + Telegram 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
- Contact Form 7 + Telegram
- Plugin slug
cf7-telegram- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Oct 28, 2024
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Oct 28, 2024 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Contact Form 7 + Telegram 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 Contact Form 7 + Telegram plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data and loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'wpcf7_Telegram::ajax' function in versions up to, and including, 0.8.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to approve, pause and refuse subscriptions.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L