CVE-2024-1777 Admin side data storage for Contact Form 7 <= 1.1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers can trick administrators into updating plugin settings via forged requests, allowing unauthorized configuration changes.

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-2024-1777?

CVE-2024-1777 is a medium-severity vulnerability in zestardtechnologies Admin side data storage for Contact Form 7, published on 23 Feb 2024. 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 Admin side data storage for Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the settings update function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1777?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zestard Admin Side Data Storage for Contact Form 7.

How do I fix CVE-2024-1777?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1777 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-1777 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1777 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c2jj-rr3q-vvv8.

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