CVE-2024-12027 Missing authorization in Message Filter for Contact Form 7
Authenticated subscribers can update or delete message filters due to missing capability checks in the Contact Form 7 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-2024-12027?
CVE-2024-12027 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in kofimokome Message Filter for Contact Form 7, published on 6 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Message Filter for Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the updateFilter() and deleteFilter() functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update and delete filters.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12027?
How do I fix CVE-2024-12027?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12027 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-2024-12027 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12027 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pj5q-r35x-xmj7.