CVE-2018-20979 Privilege escalation in n/a
Attackers can escalate privileges in WordPress via the Contact Form 7 plugin due to mishandled capability types in post type registration.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-20979?
CVE-2018-20979 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Aug 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The contact-form-7 plugin before 5.0.4 for WordPress has privilege escalation because of capability_type mishandling in register_post_type.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20979?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rocklobster Contact Form 7.
How do I fix CVE-2018-20979?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-20979 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-20979 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20979 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2020-35489 File upload in n/a
- CVE-2021-24159 Contact Form 7 Style <= 3.1.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2023-6449 Contact Form 7 <= 5.8.3 - Authenticated (Editor+) Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2024-4704 Contact Form 7 < 5.9.5 - Unauthenticated Open Redirect
- CVE-2024-2242 Contact Form 7 <= 5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hqpq-9m32-2jcv.