CVE-2021-24689 Contact Forms - Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder <= 1.0.5 - Admin+ Arbitrary System File Read
High-privilege users can read arbitrary system files from the web server via a path traversal vulnerability in the Contact Forms plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24689?
CVE-2021-24689 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Contact Forms – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder, published on 28 Feb 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Contact Forms - Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder WordPress plugin through 1.0.5 allows high privilege users to download arbitrary files from the web server via a path traversal attack
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24689?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpeverest Contact Form.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24689?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24689 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2021-24689 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24689 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mwq5-5f7r-qcv9.