CVE-2014-2265 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass CAPTCHA protection in Contact Form 7 by omitting a specific parameter, allowing arbitrary form submissions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2014-2265?

CVE-2014-2265 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Mar 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Rock Lobster Contact Form 7 before 3.7.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the CAPTCHA protection mechanism and submit arbitrary form data by omitting the _wpcf7_captcha_challenge_captcha-719 parameter.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2265?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rocklobster Contact Form 7.

How do I fix CVE-2014-2265?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2265 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2014-2265 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2265 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vp6f-3h5q-wv8h.

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