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CVE-2022-0404:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-0404 affects the Material Design for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin versions 2.6.4 and below. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on March 11, 2022, and involves a missing authorization check in the plugin's notice dismissal functionality (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from the plugin's failure to verify authorization or validate that the option specified in the notice parameter belongs to the plugin when processing requests to the cf7mddismissnotice action. This security flaw allows any authenticated user, including those with Subscriber-level privileges, to set arbitrary options to true (WPScan). The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.5 (medium) and is classified under CWE-862, relating to Missing Authorization.
Impact
The exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition by allowing attackers to manipulate settings that could potentially break the site's functionality. Any authenticated user with roles as low as Subscriber can exploit this vulnerability to affect the site's operations (WPScan).
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