// For flags

CVE-2021-24565

Contact Form 7 Captcha < 0.0.9 - CSRF to Stored XSS

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The Contact Form 7 Captcha WordPress plugin before 0.0.9 does not have any CSRF check in place when saving its settings, allowing attacker to make a logged in user with the manage_options change them. Furthermore, the settings are not escaped when output in attributes, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue.

El plugin Contact Form 7 Captcha WordPress versiones anteriores a 0.0.9, no presenta ninguna comprobación de tipo CSRF cuando guarda su configuración, permitiendo a un atacante hacer a un usuario conectado con la función manage_options cambiarlas. Además, las configuraciones no se escapan cuando salen en los atributos, conllevando a un problema de tipo Cross-Site Scripting Almacenado.

*Credits: dc11
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-01-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-07-26 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-03 First Exploit
  • 2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
  • CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Contact Form 7 Captcha Project
Search vendor "Contact Form 7 Captcha Project"
 Contact Form 7 Captcha
Search vendor "Contact Form 7 Captcha Project" for product "Contact Form 7 Captcha"
 < 0.0.9
Search vendor "Contact Form 7 Captcha Project" for product "Contact Form 7 Captcha" and version " < 0.0.9"
wordpress
Affected