CVE-2021-24279 Redirection for Contact Form 7 < 2.3.4 - Authenticated Arbitrary Plugin Installation
Low-privilege users can install arbitrary plugins via an unprotected AJAX action, potentially leading to code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24279?
CVE-2021-24279 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Query Solutions Redirection for Contact Form 7, published on 14 May 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Redirection for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before 2.3.4, low level users, such as subscribers, could use the import_from_debug AJAX action to install any plugin from the WordPress repository.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24279?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Querysol Redirection for Contact Form 7.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24279?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24279 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2021-24279 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24279 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Query Solutions Redirection for Contact Form 7
- CVE-2021-24280 Redirection for Contact Form 7 < 2.3.4 - Authenticated PHP Object Injection
- CVE-2021-24278 Redirection for Contact Form 7 < 2.3.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Nonce Generation
- CVE-2021-24282 Redirection for Contact Form 7 < 2.3.4 - Unprotected AJAX Actions
- CVE-2021-24281 Redirection for Contact Form 7 < 2.3.4 - Authenticated Arbitrary Post Deletion
Sources
Also known as GHSA-344v-jr69-x57c.