CVE-2018-20979

High

9.8/10

Summary

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

Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Vector: NETWORK
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Scope: UNCHANGED
User Interaction: NONE
Privileges Required: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: HIGH

References

Advisory Timeline

Published Aug 22, 2019