The contact-form-7 plugin before 5.0.4 for WordPress has privilege escalation because of…
Priority MEDIUM 46Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The contact-form-7 plugin before 5.0.4 for WordPress has privilege escalation because of capability_type mishandling in register_post_type.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02022 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rocklobster:contact_form_7:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 5.0.4 | Vulnerable | rocklobsterinc |
- cpe:2.3:a:rocklobster:contact_form_7:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 5.0.4 Vulnerable ·rocklobsterinc
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-20979
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hqpq-9m32-2jcv
References
More rocklobsterinc Contact Form 7 vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-18011 The contact-form-7 (aka Contact Form 7) plugin before 5.3.2 for WordPress allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-04377 Contact Form 7 < 5.9.5 - Unauthenticated Open Redirect CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2021-06451 Contact Form 7 Style <= 3.1.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-05917 Contact Form 7 <= 5.8.3 - Authenticated (Editor+) Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2025-02844 Contact Form 7 <= 6.0.5 - Order Replay Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-02081 Contact Form 7 <= 5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2018-20979 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-20979 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hqpq-9m32-2jcv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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