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CVE-2018-20979

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

  • Published: Aug 22, 2019
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2018-20979
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
rocklobster / contact_form_7 - 5.0.4