Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This WordPress plugin flaw can let a logged-in contributor or higher read metadata they should not see. The business risk is targeted disclosure, especially where post or user-related metadata contains private operational, customer, or configuration details.
Executive priority
Handle during the next normal WordPress security maintenance cycle unless the site has untrusted contributors or sensitive metadata. In those cases, prioritize remediation sooner because the issue enables unauthorized data exposure.
Technical view
CVE-2023-6630 is an insecure direct object reference in Contact Form 7 – Dynamic Text Extension through 4.1.0. The CF7_get_custom_field and CF7_get_current_user shortcodes lack validation on a user-controlled key, allowing authenticated contributor-level attackers to access arbitrary metadata by post ID and meta key.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running the Contact Form 7 – Dynamic Text Extension plugin at affected versions, with authenticated users who have contributor access or higher. Risk increases if sensitive data is stored in post metadata.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not cite active exploitation, and CISA KEV status is false. The flaw is remotely reachable after authentication, requires low privileges, and primarily affects confidentiality rather than integrity or availability.
Researcher notes
The available evidence supports a low-privilege authenticated confidentiality issue, not unauthenticated compromise. The affected path is shortcode-driven metadata access. Sources do not provide proof of exploitation in the wild or a standalone mitigation beyond vendor code changes.
Mitigation direction
- Identify WordPress sites using Contact Form 7 – Dynamic Text Extension.
- Update affected plugin installations according to vendor or WordPress plugin guidance.
- Restrict contributor-or-higher access to trusted users only.
- Remove sensitive secrets or regulated data from post metadata where possible.
- Review shortcode usage involving custom fields and current user metadata.
Validation and detection
- Check whether the plugin is installed and whether versions are 4.1.0 or earlier.
- Review WordPress accounts with contributor, author, editor, or administrator roles.
- Inspect forms or templates using CF7_get_custom_field or CF7_get_current_user shortcodes.
- Confirm updated plugin code or vendor guidance addresses metadata key validation.
- Review logs for unusual authenticated access patterns around form rendering or metadata exposure.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a3f1d836-da32-414f-9f2b-d485c44b2486?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3019572%40contact-form-7-dynamic-text-extension%2Ftrunk&old=2968460%40contact-form-7-dynamic-text-extension%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file4CVE reference
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Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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