CVE-2021-24278

Redirection for Contact Form 7 < 2.3.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Nonce Generation

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Published May 14, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 7.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Query Solutions

Redirection for Contact Form 7

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.3.4`	affected	< 2.3.4

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:querysol:redirection_for_contact_form_7:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 7.4% (7.359% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/99f30604-d62b-4e30-afcd-b482f8d66413
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/04/severe-vulnerabilities-patched-in-redirection-for-contact-form-7-plugin/

History

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Subscriptions

Querysol Redirection For Contact Form 7

Weaknesses

CWE-863

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:28 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: May 14, 2021, 11:38 AM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:28 PM
Reserved: Jan 14, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:39 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 14, 2021, 12:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:39 AM

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