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Status published
Medium
CVE-2021-24279
Redirection for Contact Form 7 < 2.3.4 - Authenticated Arbitrary Plugin Installation
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Chloe Chamberland
References
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High
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Affected Vendor
Query Solutions
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Redirection for Contact Form 7
Vulnerable Versions:
2.3.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 14th, 2021
Last Modified:
August 3rd, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N