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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-23862
CVE-2025-23862:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The CVE-2025-23862 is a Missing Authorization vulnerability affecting SzMake Contact Form 7 Anti Spambot WordPress plugin versions through 1.0.1. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on January 16, 2025, by security researcher Kévin Mosbahi (Mika) (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Broken Access Control issue (CWE-862) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (Medium). The security flaw stems from missing authorization checks that could allow exploiting incorrectly configured access control security levels (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to execute certain higher privileged actions due to missing authorization, authentication, or nonce token checks in specific functions (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
As of the disclosure date, no official fix or patch has been released for this vulnerability. The issue affects versions up to and including 1.0.1 of the Contact Form 7 Anti Spambot plugin (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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