CVE-2021-42358

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

Published Nov 29, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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

Vendor Solution

Uninstall plugin from WordPress site.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-29329 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Feb 13, 2025, 8:49 PM
Reserved
Oct 14, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 29, 2021, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:09 AM