CVE-2024-11038
WPB Popup for Contact Form 7 – Showing The Contact Form 7 Popup on Button Click – CF7 Popup <= 1.7.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via wpb_pcf_fire_contact_form
The The WPB Popup for Contact Form 7 – Showing The Contact Form 7 Popup on Button Click – CF7 Popup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution via wpb_pcf_fire_contact_form AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.5. 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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.3
WPB Popup for Contact Form 7 – Showing The Contact Form 7 Popup on Button Click – CF7 Popup <= 1.7.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via wpb_pcf_fire_contact_form
The The WPB Popup for Contact Form 7 – Showing The Contact Form 7 Popup on Button Click – CF7 Popup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution via wpb_pcf_fire_contact_form AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.5. 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.
- Record
CVE-2024-11038- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-33735
7.3
The The WPB Popup for Contact Form 7 – Showing The Contact Form 7 Popup on Button Click – CF7 Popup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution via wpb_pcf_fire_contact_form AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.5. 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.
- Record
EUVD-2024-33735- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h94j-gp8w-f357
7.3
The The WPB Popup for Contact Form 7 – Showing The Contact Form 7 Popup on Button Click – CF7...
The The WPB Popup for Contact Form 7 – Showing The Contact Form 7 Popup on Button Click – CF7 Popup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution via wpb_pcf_fire_contact_form AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.5. 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.
- Record
GHSA-h94j-gp8w-f357- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.3
The The WPB Popup for Contact Form 7 – Showing The Contact Form 7 Popup on Button Click – CF7 Popup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution via wpb_pcf_fire_contact_form AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.5. 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.
- Record
CVE-2024-11038- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-11038 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Wpbean Wpb Popup For Contact Form 7, published November 19, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.60%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a7faa800-3b29-4b79-8b94-1e7985acb50d?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpb-popup-for-contact-form-7/tags/1.7.4/includes/class.ajax.php
wordpress.org/plugins/wpb-popup-for-contact-form-7
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3188864
gist.github.com/wpbean/1a5abfea883621b4e150eab1362a420f
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11038
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h94j-gp8w-f357