CVE-2025-12825 User Registration Using Contact Form 7 <= 2.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Exposure
Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve sensitive form settings, including Facebook app secrets, due to a missing capability check in the plugin.
- 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-2025-12825?
CVE-2025-12825 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in zealopensource User Registration Using Contact Form 7, published on 17 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The User Registration Using Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'get_cf7_form_data' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve form settings which includes Facebook app secrets.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12825?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12825?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12825 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-12825 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12825 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x87c-mf44-jq5f.