CVE-2021-24144: ciphercoin contact_form_7_database_addon
CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 18-03-2021Last modified 03-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-24144 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in ciphercoin contact_form_7_database_addon. EPSS estimates a 1.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (wordfence)EPSS score
1.24%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 18-03-2021PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Unvalidated input in the Contact Form 7 Database Addon plugin, versions before 1.2.5.6, was prone to a vulnerability that lets remote attackers inject arbitrary formulas into CSV files.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsHigh 8.8Preferred score · wordfence (Source)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSources2 sources · 7.8–8.8
- NVDNIST7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
Medium 6.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.24%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
69%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.24% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score1.24%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-1236Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV FileThe product saves user-provided information into a Comma-Separated Value (CSV) file, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as a command when the file is opened by a spreadsheet product.
- CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.
Affected systems
Ciphercoin1 product
- contact_form_7_database_addon< 1.2.5.6
Unknown1 product
- contact form 7 database addon≥ 1.2.5.6, < 1.2.5.6
Wordpress1 product
- contact-form-cfdb7< 1.2.5.6
3 vendors · 3 products