Privilege escalation in Pokornydavid Frontend Registration – Contact Form 7
CVE-2024-4870
The Frontend Registration – Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.1 due to insufficient restriction on the '_cf7frr_' post meta. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with editor-level access and above, to modify the default user role in the registration form settings.
EPSS: 0.005 (37.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Pokornydavid Frontend Registration – Contact Form 7 — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-4870?
- CVE-2024-4870 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pokornydavid Frontend Registration – Contact Form 7, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2024-06-04.
- How severe is CVE-2024-4870?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.