CVE-2021-24281 Redirection for Contact Form 7 < 2.3.4 - Authenticated Arbitrary Post Deletion
Authenticated users can arbitrarily delete any post on the site due to missing authorization checks in the plugin.
- 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-2021-24281?
CVE-2021-24281 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, any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, could use the delete_action_post AJAX action to delete any post on a target site.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24281?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Querysol Redirection for Contact Form 7.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24281?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24281 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-2021-24281 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24281 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-2021-24279 Redirection for Contact Form 7 < 2.3.4 - Authenticated Arbitrary Plugin Installation
- CVE-2021-24282 Redirection for Contact Form 7 < 2.3.4 - Unprotected AJAX Actions
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4g2v-w6w3-cwhp.