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CVE-2023-47838: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin contains a Missing Authorization vulnerability (CVE-2023-47838) that affects versions up to and including 2.4.1. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on November 16, 2023, and has been fixed in version 2.4.2. This security issue impacts the plugin's access control mechanisms (WPScan, Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Missing Authorization (CWE-862) issue with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.3 (Medium). The vulnerability allows authenticated users with subscriber-level access and above to make use of functions and dismiss notifications that are intended for administrators only (Patchstack).

Impact

While the security impact is considered limited, the vulnerability allows authenticated users with subscriber-level privileges to access functionality intended only for administrators, specifically the ability to dismiss administrative notifications (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

The recommended mitigation is to update the Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7 plugin to version 2.4.2 or later, which contains the fix for this vulnerability (Patchstack).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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