What is CVE-2024-1779?

CVE-2024-1779 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zestard Admin Side Data Storage For Contact Form 7, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-02-23.

How severe is CVE-2024-1779?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-1779 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Zestard Admin Side Data Storage For Contact Form 7

CVE-2024-1779

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.004 (31.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-1779?: CVE-2024-1779 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zestard Admin Side Data Storage For Contact Form 7, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-02-23.
How severe is CVE-2024-1779?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-1779 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.