CVE-2023-45009 WordPress Captcha for Contact Form 7 plugin <= 1.11.3 - Capcha Bypass vulnerability
Attackers can bypass captcha and honeypot protections in the Contact Form 7 plugin, allowing automated spam 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-2023-45009?
CVE-2023-45009 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Forge12 Interactive GmbH Captcha/Honeypot for Contact Form 7, published on 4 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in Forge12 Interactive GmbH Captcha/Honeypot for Contact Form 7 allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects Captcha/Honeypot for Contact Form 7: from n/a through 1.11.3.
Weakness: CWE-307
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-45009?
How do I fix CVE-2023-45009?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-45009 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-45009 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45009 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-65xv-8wgg-qhxg.