What the vulnerability does
01Description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Ryan Duff, Peter Westwood WP Contact Form.This issue affects WP Contact Form: from n/a through 1.6.
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
What the vulnerability does
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Ryan Duff, Peter Westwood WP Contact Form.This issue affects WP Contact Form: from n/a through 1.6.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
WP Contact Form versions up to 1.6 are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the contact form without the admin's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the admin must visit the attacker's page while logged into WordPress.
What an attacker can do
Perform unwanted actions on the contact form by tricking a logged-in admin into visiting a malicious webpage.
Potential impact on your site
An attacker could modify contact form settings or data if an admin visits a malicious link while logged in.
Conditions required to exploit
A logged-in WordPress administrator must visit an attacker-controlled webpage while the plugin is active.
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