CVE-2025-52817 WordPress Abandoned Contact Form 7 plugin <= 2.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the Abandoned Contact Form 7 WordPress 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-2025-52817?
CVE-2025-52817 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ZealousWeb Abandoned Contact Form 7, published on 27 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in ZealousWeb Abandoned Contact Form 7 abandoned-contact-form-7 allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Abandoned Contact Form 7: from n/a through <= 2.2.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-52817?
How do I fix CVE-2025-52817?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-52817 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-2025-52817 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-52817 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rhw9-gc5m-772m.