# CVE-2024-1779: Missing authorization in Admin side data storage for Contact Form 7

> Unauthenticated attackers can modify message read status due to missing capability checks in the Contact Form 7 storage plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q7j6-j275-rpp9

## What is CVE-2024-1779?

CVE-2024-1779 is a medium-severity missing authorization 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, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Admin side data storage for Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the zt_dcfcf_change_status() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to alter the message read status of messages.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1779?

It affects 1 product.


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

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1779?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1779 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1779 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1779 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in zestardtechnologies Admin side data storage for Contact Form 7

- [CVE-2024-1776](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1776/): Admin side data storage for Contact Form 7 <= 1.1.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-24420](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24420/): WordPress Admin side data storage for Contact Form 7 Plugin <= 1.1.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-1777](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1777/): Admin side data storage for Contact Form 7 <= 1.1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2024-1778](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1778/): Missing authorization in Admin side data storage for Contact Form 7 (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1779 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1779 is a medium-severity missing authorization 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, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1779 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: zestardtechnologies Admin side data storage for Contact Form 7. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1779/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1779/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1779
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1779
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1779

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1779/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.