Reported vulnerability
Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7 <= 5.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Options Update
Published 27 Jun 2022
Updated 22 Jan 2024
CVE-2022-2144
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Wordfence advisory
high · CVSS 8.8The Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 5.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the jvcf7 page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary options, such as default role and users_can_register, via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Severity vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7
- Software
- plugin · jquery-validation-for-contact-form-7
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, through 5.2
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 5.3
Recommended action
Update to version 5.3, or a newer patched version
Further references (1)
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Which versions of Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7 are affected?
Wordfence lists these affected versions: Start version unspecified, through 5.2. Use the version checker above to compare your installed release with this report.
Is a fix available for Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7?
Wordfence reports a fix for this issue in Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7. It lists these fixed versions: 5.3. Back up your website and test the recommended update before applying it to your live site.
Where can I find my installed plugin version?
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