PT-2024-37683 · WordPress · Contact Form 7 Math Captcha

Ahmed + 1 · Published 2024-09-25 · Updated 2024-10-02 · CVE-2024-6517

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Contact Form 7 Math Captcha WordPress plugin versions 2.0.1 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting problem, where a parameter is not properly sanitized and escaped before being outputted back in the page. This could be used against high privilege users.

Recommendations For versions 2.0.1 and earlier, update to a version that properly sanitizes and escapes parameters to prevent Reflected Cross-Site Scripting. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the plugin's functionality until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-6517

Affected Products

Contact Form 7 Math Captcha

References · 8

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d04bab9c-7cb4-4d21-b70b-a4a7fabc3c20 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6517 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6517 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/96091 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/6383 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1839266034743758970 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1839188805871612104 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/96837 · Telegram Post