CVE-2021-42358

Contact Form With Captcha <= 1.6.2 Cross-Site Request Forgery to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Description

The Contact Form With Captcha WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery due to missing nonce validation in the ~/cfwc-form.php file during contact form submission, which made it possible for attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in versions up to, and including 1.6.2.

Remediation

Solution:

  • Uninstall plugin from WordPress site.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Third-Party Advisory wordpress.org Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: Contact Form With Captcha Contact Form With Captcha
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-form-with-captcha/trunk/cfwc-form.php#L17 third party advisory
https://wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-42358 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-42358?
CVE-2021-42358 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-42358?
To fix CVE-2021-42358: Uninstall plugin from WordPress site.
Is CVE-2021-42358 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-42358 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-42358?
CVE-2021-42358 affects Contact Form With Captcha Contact Form With Captcha.
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