ZealousWeb Abandoned Contact Form 7 Missing Authorization Vulnerability Allowing Access Control Exploitation

A broken access control vulnerability has been identified in the ZealousWeb Abandoned Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin, affecting versions through 2.0. This vulnerability arises from missing authorization checks, which could allow an unprivileged user to perform actions reserved for higher privileges.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized users gaining access to functions or data that should be restricted, potentially allowing them to manipulate form submissions or access sensitive information.

Remediation

Users of the ZealousWeb Abandoned Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin are advised to update to version 2.0 or later. For those unable to update immediately, Patchstack offers a virtual patch that can be applied to mitigate this vulnerability.