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1 vulnerability by contact_form_with_captcha_project
CVE-2021-42358 (GCVE-0-2021-42358)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-29 18:10 – Updated: 2025-02-13 20:49
VLAI?
Title
Contact Form With Captcha <= 1.6.2 Cross-Site Request Forgery to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
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.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact Form With Captcha | Contact Form With Captcha |
Affected:
1.6.2 , ≤ 1.6.2
(custom)
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Credits
Yuga Futatsuki, Cryptography Laboratory in Tokyo Denki University
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