CVE-2024-54254 WordPress Message Filter for Contact Form 7 plugin <= 1.6.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass authorization checks in the Message Filter for Contact Form 7 plugin, potentially accessing restricted functionality.
- 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-2024-54254?
CVE-2024-54254 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Kofi Mokome Message Filter for Contact Form 7, published on 9 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Kofi Mokome Message Filter for Contact Form 7 cf7-message-filter.This issue affects Message Filter for Contact Form 7: from n/a through <= 1.6.3.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-54254?
How do I fix CVE-2024-54254?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-54254 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-2024-54254 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-54254 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g8xw-cr5r-q559.