# CVE-2024-5654: CF7 Google Sheets Connector <= 5.0.9 - Missing Authorization to Limited Site Configuration Update

> Unauthenticated attackers can modify site configuration settings like debug modes due to missing capability checks in the CF7 Google Sheets Connector plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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:** 8 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jp4r-5fv4-jvvc

## What is CVE-2024-5654?

CVE-2024-5654 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in westerndeal GSheetConnector for CF7 – Connect Contact Form 7 to Google Sheets and Send Form Submissions in Real Time, published on 8 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The CF7 Google Sheets Connector plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'execute_post_data_cg7_free' function in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.9. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to toggle site configuration settings, including WP_DEBUG, WP_DEBUG_LOG, SCRIPT_DEBUG, and SAVEQUERIES.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5654?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gsheetconnector Cf7 Google Sheets Connector.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5654?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5654 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5654 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5654 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in westerndeal GSheetConnector for CF7 – Connect Contact Form 7 to Google Sheets and Send Form Submissions in Real Time

- [CVE-2023-2320](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2320/): CF7 Google Sheets Connector < 5.0.2 - Reflected XSS (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5654 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5654 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in westerndeal GSheetConnector for CF7 – Connect Contact Form 7 to Google Sheets and Send Form Submissions in Real Time, published on 8 Jun 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-2024-5654 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: westerndeal GSheetConnector for CF7 – Connect Contact Form 7 to Google Sheets and Send Form Submissions in Real Time. 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-2024-5654/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5654/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5654
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5654
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5654

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5654/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.