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.

Published: 2024-11-19 Last update: 2025-07-09 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-11038 is rated Moderate Risk (58/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.50%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-11038

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-10 1.15% 1.50% +0.36%
2 2025-12-28 2.67% 1.15% -1.52%
3 2025-11-21 — 2.67% —

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-11038

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.3 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 3.9 3.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-11038

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-11038

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
wpbean wpb_popup_for_contact_form_7 < 1.7.6 cpe:2.3:a:wpbean:wpb_popup_for_contact_form_7:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2024-11038

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