CVE-2024-4870

The Frontend Registration – Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.1 due to insufficient restriction on the '_cf7frr_' post meta. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with editor-level access and above, to modify the default user role in the registration form settings.

CVSS v3 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/frontend-registration-contact-form-7/trunk/frontend-registration-cf7.php?rev=2975770#L244
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca616ae6-59d3-4037-b538-d371f007a037?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/frontend-registration-contact-form-7/trunk/frontend-registration-cf7.php?rev=2975770#L244
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca616ae6-59d3-4037-b538-d371f007a037?source=cve

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-06-04 02:15

Updated : 2026-06-17 08:03

NVD link : CVE-2024-4870

Mitre link : CVE-2024-4870

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-4870

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-266

Incorrect Privilege Assignment

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