FKIE_CVE-2021-24278

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-05-14 12:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:39
Severity
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
In the Redirection for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before 2.3.4, unauthenticated users can use the wpcf7r_get_nonce AJAX action to retrieve a valid nonce for any WordPress action/function.
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/99f30604-d62b-4e30-afcd-b482f8d66413Exploit, Vendor Advisory
contact@wpscan.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/04/severe-vulnerabilities-patched-in-redirection-for-contact-form-7-plugin/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/99f30604-d62b-4e30-afcd-b482f8d66413Exploit, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/04/severe-vulnerabilities-patched-in-redirection-for-contact-form-7-plugin/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
querysol redirection_for_contact_form_7 *
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "Redirection for Contact Form 7",
          "vendor": "Query Solutions",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "2.3.4",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "2.3.4",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "contact@wpscan.com"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:querysol:redirection_for_contact_form_7:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "F3E1A627-7160-4591-944C-5AEA2D9B3C58",
              "versionEndExcluding": "2.3.4",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Redirection for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before 2.3.4, unauthenticated users can use the wpcf7r_get_nonce AJAX action to retrieve a valid nonce for any WordPress action/function."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "En el plugin de WordPress Redirection for Contact Form versiones 7 anteriores a 2.3.4, los usuarios no autenticados pueden usar la acci\u00f3n AJAX wpcf7r_get_nonce para recuperar un nonce v\u00e1lido para cualquier acci\u00f3n o funci\u00f3n de WordPress"
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2021-24278",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:39:45.317",
  "metrics": {
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        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 5.0,
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
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      }
    ],
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          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
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          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
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  "published": "2021-05-14T12:15:08.197",
  "references": [
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    },
    {
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        "Vendor Advisory"
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    },
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      ],
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/04/severe-vulnerabilities-patched-in-redirection-for-contact-form-7-plugin/"
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  "sourceIdentifier": "contact@wpscan.com",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-863"
        }
      ],
      "source": "contact@wpscan.com",
      "type": "Secondary"
    }
  ]
}



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