CVE-2026-24991
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 · uneditedAuthorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in HT Plugins Extensions For CF7 extensions-for-cf7 allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Extensions For CF7: from n/a through <= 3.4.0.
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 confidenceAn authorization bypass vulnerability in the HT Plugins Extensions For CF7 WordPress plugin allows attackers to bypass access controls through a user-controlled key. The plugin incorrectly implements access control security levels, enabling unauthorized access to functionality that should be restricted based on user permissions or roles.
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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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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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Verify plugin installationCheck if the HT Plugins Extensions For CF7 plugin is installed in your WordPress environment. Navigate to wp-content/plugins/ or check via WordPress admin dashboard under Plugins. Look for a plugin folder containing 'ht-extensions-cf7' or similar naming containing 'HT' and 'CF7'.Affected if The plugin is installed and active in WordPress
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Identify installed plugin versionAccess the plugin header file (usually main plugin PHP file) or check the plugin details in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for the version string in the plugin metadata comments.Affected if Version cannot be determined or falls within an unpatched range requiring vendor confirmation
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Review plugin endpoints and functionalityIdentify any publicly accessible AJAX actions, REST API endpoints, or form handlers added by this plugin. Check plugin PHP files for action hooks (add_action) and callback functions that handle user requests.Affected if The plugin exposes functional endpoints that process requests without proper capability checks
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Inspect authorization logic for user-controlled parametersExamine the plugin source code for any access control functions that rely on a key, token, or parameter passed via GET/POST request (such as $_GET['key'] or $_POST['key']) to validate user permissions instead of using WordPress nonces or current_user_can() checks.Affected if Authorization logic accepts arbitrary key values from user input to grant access to restricted functionality
Your environment is affected if the HT Plugins Extensions For CF7 plugin is installed and its authorization mechanism relies on user-supplied key parameters rather than proper WordPress capability checks.
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 dataReview and implement proper authorization checks on all sensitive operations, ensuring user-controlled parameters cannot be used to bypass access control logic. Update to the latest patched version when available.
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- Review / QA4.0 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-2026-24991 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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