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CVE-2018-20979

Vulnerability in Contact Form 7

Severity
Critical 9.8
Published
4 Sept 2018
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
17 Oct 2026
Fixed in
5.0.4
Also known as
WPV-bf43a61e8ad7
Sources
NVD, WPVulnerability

Description

The contact-form-7 plugin before 5.0.4 for WordPress has privilege escalation because of capability_type mishandling in register_post_type.

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Contact Form 7Servers and applications · cpe:a:rocklobster:contact_form_7
  • Every version before 5.0.4
Contact Form 7WordPress plugins · wp-plugin:contact-form-7
  • Every version before 5.0.4

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20979
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20979
  • Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/contact-form-7/contact-form-7-503-authorization-bypass