tobias_conrad Design for Contact Form 7 Style Plugin up to 1.6.9 on WordPress Shortcode do_shortcode code injection

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in tobias_conrad Design for Contact Form 7 Style Plugin up to 1.6.9 on WordPress. This affects the function do_shortcode of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-12419. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in tobias_conrad Design for Contact Form 7 Style Plugin up to 1.6.9 on WordPress. This issue affects the function do_shortcode of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The The Design for Contact Form 7 Style WordPress Plugin – CF7 WOW Styler plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.0. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes. This functionality is also vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting. Version 1.7.0 patched the Reflected XSS issue, however, the arbitrary shortcode execution issue remains.

The weakness was shared by Arkadiusz Hydzik. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-12419 since 12/10/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/07/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• tobias_conrad

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• Design for Contact Form 7 Style Plugin

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• 1.6.0
• 1.6.1
• 1.6.2
• 1.6.3
• 1.6.4
• 1.6.5
• 1.6.6
• 1.6.7
• 1.6.8
• 1.6.9

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