CVE-2026-6831
📛 CVE Title
Advanced Contact form 7 DB <= 2.1.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Information Disclosure via 'acf7db' Shortcode
Description
The Advanced Contact form 7 DB plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to missing authorization in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.9. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to read all Contact Form 7 submission data via the 'acf7db' shortcode.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- Wordfence
- CVSS severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS score
- 6.5 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Effective score
- 6.5 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-862 - Reserved
- 2026-04-21
- Published
- 2026-09-23 06:42 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-09-23 14:13 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/6xxx/CVE-2026-6831.json
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
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- NVD published
- 2026-09-23 07:16:45 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-09-23 15:17:16 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 6.5 / 10 MEDIUM source: security@wordfence.com
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Exploitability subscore
- 2.8 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 3.6 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.0035 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 29.14% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-09-23
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European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2026-85112 - Assigner
- Wordfence
- Published
- Sep 23, 2026, 6:42:04 AM
- Updated
- Sep 23, 2026, 2:13:20 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
-
6.5 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.3500
- Vendors
- vsourz1td
- Products
-
Advanced Contact form 7 DB (0 ≤2.1.1)
- Aliases
-
GHSA-8v4v-v89h-r3q8
ENISA description: The Advanced Contact form 7 DB plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to missing authorization in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.9. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to read all Contact Form 7 submission data via the 'acf7db' shortcode.
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| vsourz1td | Advanced Contact form 7 DB |
0 (affected)
|
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Vendor references (2)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
Web references (0)
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No web references attached yet.
NVD-tagged references (2)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
Remediations (10)
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web:en.wikipedia.org
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2026-09-24 11:51 UTC -
web:patch.com
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2026-09-24 11:51 UTC -
web:patchstack.com
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2026-09-24 11:51 UTC -
web:support.microsoft.com
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2026-09-24 11:51 UTC -
web:www.golfthepatch.com
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2026-09-24 11:51 UTC -
web:www.nbcsports.com
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2026-09-24 11:51 UTC -
web:www.onixs.biz
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2026-09-24 11:51 UTC -
web:www.onixs.biz
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2026-09-24 11:51 UTC -
web:www.stalker2.com
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2026-09-24 11:51 UTC
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Raw JSON
The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-6831.json.
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