CVE-2021-24144: Contact Form 7 Database Addon < 1.2.5.6 - CSV Injection

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-03-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-74

Description

Unvalidated input in the Contact Form 7 Database Addon plugin, versions before 1.2.5.6, was prone to a vulnerability that lets remote attackers inject arbitrary formulas into CSV files.

Affected products

arshidkv12 Database Addon for Contact Form 7 – CFDB7: before 1.2.5.6 — fixed in 1.2.5.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: arshidkv12 Database Addon for Contact Form 7 – CFDB7 1.2.5.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/143cdaff-c536-4ff9-8d64-c617511ddd48
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/143cdaff-c536-4ff9-8d64-c617511ddd48

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