CVE-2021-24790 affects the Contact Form Advanced Database WordPress plugin up to version 1.0.8. This vulnerability allows any authenticated user, including subscribers, to trigger unauthorized AJAX actions due to missing authorization and CSRF checks. Specifically, the delete_cf7_data action can lead to arbitrary metadata deletion and potential PHP Object Injection if a suitable gadget chain exists, as user-supplied data is deserialized without validation. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring low privileges, but with no impact on confidentiality or availability, and only low impact on integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:contact_form_advanced_database_project:contact_form_advanced_database:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.