Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA by Brian S. Reed
CVE-2025-23972

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Contact Form 7 Recaptcha
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 July 2025

What is CVE-2025-23972?

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in the Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA plugin, developed by Brian S. Reed, which can be exploited to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of users. This vulnerability impacts versions up to 1.2.0 and could potentially allow attackers to manipulate form submissions without the user's consent. It is crucial for site administrators to implement appropriate security measures to mitigate this risk and ensure the integrity of their web forms.

Affected Version(s)

Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA <= 1.2.0

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/contact-...
vdb-entry

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Peter Thaleikis (Patchstack Alliance)
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CVE-2025-23972 : Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA by Brian S. Reed