CVE-2025-23862 WordPress Contact Form 7 Anti Spambot plugin <= 1.0.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the Contact Form 7 Anti Spambot plugin due to missing authorization checks.
- 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-2025-23862?
CVE-2025-23862 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SzMake Contact Form 7 Anti Spambot, published on 16 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in SzMake Contact Form 7 Anti Spambot contact-form-7-anti-spambot allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Contact Form 7 Anti Spambot: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23862?
How do I fix CVE-2025-23862?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23862 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-2025-23862 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23862 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mch5-6v3v-jmw3.