WordPress Contact Form 7 <2.3.4 - Arbitrary Nonce Generation Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-24278 | 14 May 202112:15 | – | attackerkb | |
| WordPress plugin security vulnerabilities | 14 May 202100:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| WordPress Redirection for Contact Form 7 Plugin Improper Access Control Vulnerability (CNVD-2021-36045) | 17 May 202100:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2021-24278 | 14 May 202111:38 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2021-24278 Redirection for Contact Form 7 < 2.3.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Nonce Generation | 14 May 202111:38 | – | cvelist | |
| WordPress Contact Form 7 <2.3.4 - Arbitrary Nonce Generation | 20 Oct 202602:05 | – | nuclei | |
| CVE-2021-24278 | 14 May 202112:15 | – | nvd | |
| WordPress Redirection for Contact Form 7 Plugin < 2.3.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities | 4 Jun 202100:00 | – | openvas | |
| CVE-2021-24278 | 14 May 202112:15 | – | osv_cve | |
| Design/Logic Flaw | 14 May 202112:15 | – | prion |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""WordPress Contact Form 7 before version 2."""
import re
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'WordPress Contact Form 7 <2.3.4 - Arbitrary Nonce Generation Detection',
'description': 'WordPress Contact Form 7 before version 2.3.4 allows unauthenticated users to use the wpcf7r_get_nonce AJAX action to retrieve a valid nonce for any WordPress action/function.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'high',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2021', 'wordpress', 'wp-plugin', 'wpscan', 'querysol', 'vkev', 'vuln'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 1,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.3,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [
{
'capability': 'admin_surface',
'from_detail': '',
},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': [],
},
},
'references': [
'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/99f30604-d62b-4e30-afcd-b482f8d66413',
'https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/04/severe-vulnerabilities-patched-in-redirection-for-contact-form-7-plugin/',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24278',
'https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon',
'https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2021-24278',
}
def run(self):
path = '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php'
r = self.http_request(method='POST', path=path, allow_redirects=False, headers={'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'}, data='action=wpcf7r_get_nonce¶m=wp_rest')
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
body_regexes = ('"success":true', '"nonce":"[a-f0-9]+"',)
if any(re.search(rx, body) for rx in body_regexes):
self.set_info(
severity='high',
reason='WordPress Contact Form 7 <2.3.4 - Arbitrary Nonce Generation detected',
path=path,
)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
7.3High risk
Vulners AI Score7.3
CVSS 25
CVSS 3.17.5
EPSS0.07359