CVE-2023-49167
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in code4life Database for CF7 database-for-cf7 allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Database for CF7: from n/a through <= 1.2.4.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMissing authorization vulnerability in the code4life Database for CF7 WordPress plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized access to or manipulation of Contact Form 7 database entries without proper authentication or permission checks.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if the code4life Database for CF7 plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'code4life Database for CF7' or 'CF7 Database' by code4life; alternatively, check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder containing 'cf7' and 'database' in the nameAffected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Check the installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin_plugins list, click on the plugin to view details and note the version number; or inspect the main plugin PHP file header for the 'Version' tagAffected if A version is installed and can be compared to any known affected versions
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Verify if database entry access is publicly accessibleTest accessing the plugin's database query endpoints or admin pages without authentication or with a low-privilege user account (e.g., Subscriber role) to confirm if authorization checks are missingAffected if Unauthenticated or low-privilege users can view, modify, or delete Contact Form 7 database entries
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Confirm WordPress user capability requirementsReview the plugin's code for 'current_user_can()' or 'capability' checks around database operations; or test with different user roles to see which can access the database featuresAffected if Database operations do not require proper capability verification or allow unauthorized access
The environment is affected if the code4life Database for CF7 plugin is installed and its database functionality is accessible without proper authorization checks or to users lacking sufficient capabilities.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement proper capability checks and access control validation for all database operations in the plugin; update to the latest version if available and ensure all user actions require appropriate authorization.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-49167 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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