CVE-2025-23862 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-23862: WordPress Contact Form 7 Anti Spambot plugin <= 1.0.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Szmake
Product Contact Form 7 Anti Spambot
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published January 16, 2025
Last update May 11, 2026

CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Contact Form 7 Anti Spambot versions 1.0.1 and earlier lack proper access controls, allowing unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial-of-service condition over the network. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited by sending specially crafted requests. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 1.0.1 as soon as a patch becomes available.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site unavailable or unresponsive by sending network requests without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Your site may become slow or unresponsive if targeted; legitimate users may experience service disruption.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the site; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 16, 2025 CVE published
May 11, 2026 Record updated

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