What is CVE-2021-24279?

CVE-2021-24279 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Querysol Redirection For Contact Form 7, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2021-24279?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24279 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Querysol Redirection For Contact Form 7

CVE-2021-24279

In the Redirection for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before 2.3.4, low level users, such as subscribers, could use the import_from_debug AJAX action to install any plugin from the WordPress repository.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.008 (53.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Querysol Redirection_for_contact_form_7
Query Solutions Redirection For Contact Form 7 — versions 2.3.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
contact@wpscan.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24279?: CVE-2021-24279 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Querysol Redirection For Contact Form 7, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2021-24279?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24279 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.