CVE-2026-24945
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 Themefic Ultimate Addons for Contact Form 7 ultimate-addons-for-contact-form-7 allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Ultimate Addons for Contact Form 7: from n/a through <= 3.5.34.
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 confidenceThe Themefic Ultimate Addons for Contact Form 7 plugin fails to enforce proper authorization checks on certain actions or endpoints, allowing authenticated attackers to bypass access controls and perform operations they should not be permitted to perform. This is a broken access control vulnerability where the plugin does not verify user capabilities before executing sensitive functions.
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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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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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Check plugin versionNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins, locate 'Themefic Ultimate Addons for Contact Form 7', and note the version number displayed. Alternatively, inspect the plugin's main PHP file header or check the version in the plugin's readme.txtAffected if The installed version is 3.5.34 or lower (any version up to and including 3.5.34)
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Identify exposed AJAX actionsReview the plugin directory for registered AJAX handlers (wp_ajax_ hooks) in files such as includes/class-ajax.php or similar. List all AJAX action names that do not include current_user_can() capability checks before executing sensitive operationsAffected if AJAX endpoints exist that perform privileged operations without verifying user capabilities first
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Check admin function accessibilityExamine the plugin's admin menu registration and callback functions. Identify any admin pages, settings panels, or action handlers that process data without checking user privileges using current_user_can()Affected if Admin functions or pages are accessible to authenticated users without proper capability verification (e.g., subscribers or contributors can access settings meant for administrators)
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Verify nonce validationInspect the plugin's AJAX and form handlers for the presence of wp_verify_nonce() or check_admin_referer() calls. Identify which actions lack nonce validation in addition to capability checksAffected if Sensitive actions lack both capability checks and nonce validation, allowing authenticated users to execute them without proper authorization
You are affected if the installed version is 3.5.34 or lower AND the plugin exposes AJAX endpoints or admin functions that execute without verifying user capabilities using current_user_can().
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 dataUpdate to a version beyond 3.5.34 that includes proper authorization checks. If no patch is available, audit the plugin's AJAX handlers and admin functions to add capability checks using current_user_can() and restrict access to vulnerable endpoints.
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