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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-20979 · published 22 August 2019

CVE-2018-20979: Rocklobster contact form 7 vulnerability

Rocklobster · Contact Form 7

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

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 2.0% · top 19.8%
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.5
2.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/#developers Release NotesThird Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/#developers Release NotesThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-20979), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.