CVE-2024-12027: Message Filter for Contact Form 7 <= 1.6.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Filter Updates/Deletions

4.3 CVSS

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.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-12027

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 4.3

Affected Products

Vendor: kofimokome

Product: Message Filter for Contact Form 7

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 16.18% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-03 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5754d2eb-dd31-4056-8a02-8b71b78f774b?source=cve
https://wordpress.org/plugins/cf7-message-filter/#developers

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