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Plain-English summary
A WordPress plugin used with Contact Form 7 lets unauthenticated visitors change stored bookmark statuses because an authorization check is missing. The known impact is limited data integrity loss, not data theft or service outage. The source bundle does not show active exploitation or a confirmed fixed version.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate WordPress hygiene issue. It is not shown to enable full site compromise, but unauthenticated data tampering can reduce trust in contact-form operations and should be resolved during normal patch cycles.
Technical view
CVE-2024-1778 affects Admin side data storage for Contact Form 7 through version 1.1.1. The zt_dcfcf_change_bookmark() function lacks a capability check, mapped to CWE-862. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3, network exploitable, low complexity, no privileges, user interaction required, low integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites running the Admin side data storage for Contact Form 7 plugin at version 1.1.1 or earlier. Organizations not using this specific plugin are not exposed based on the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The bundle says unauthenticated attackers can alter bookmark statuses. It does not provide exploit details, and CISA KEV status is false, so there is no cited evidence here of known active exploitation.
Researcher notes
Focus validation on authorization around zt_dcfcf_change_bookmark() and bookmark status changes. The provided CVSS vector includes UI:R, but the description also says unauthenticated attackers can alter statuses; do not infer broader impact without additional evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for this specific plugin and version.
- Check vendor or Wordfence guidance for any fixed release.
- Update the plugin if a vendor-fixed version is available.
- Disable the plugin if no fixed version is available and business impact permits.
- Remove unused WordPress plugins to reduce exposed code paths.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the plugin is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record installed plugin versions and flag version 1.1.1 or earlier.
- Review administrative records for unexpected bookmark status changes.
- Verify remediation by confirming the vulnerable plugin version is no longer active.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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Missing Authorization
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