CVE-2021-42358 Contact Form With Captcha <= 1.6.2 Cross-Site Request Forgery to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Attackers can exploit missing nonce validation to inject arbitrary scripts via CSRF, potentially leading to code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-42358?
CVE-2021-42358 is a high-severity vulnerability in Contact Form With Captcha, published on 29 Nov 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Contact Form With Captcha WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery due to missing nonce validation in the ~/cfwc-form.php file during contact form submission, which made it possible for attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in versions up to, and including 1.6.2.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-42358?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Contact Form With Captcha Project Contact Form With Captcha.
How do I fix CVE-2021-42358?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-42358 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-42358 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-42358 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3286-68f5-pqwv.