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CVE-2025-29000: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Missing Authorization vulnerability (CVE-2025-29000) was discovered in August Infotech Multi-language Responsive Contact Form WordPress plugin versions through 2.8. The vulnerability was disclosed on July 16, 2025, and allows unauthorized access to functionality not properly constrained by Access Control Lists (ACLs) (NVD, Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Broken Access Control issue (CWE-862) with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.5 (High). The vulnerability vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, indicating network accessibility, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to access functionality that should be restricted by Access Control Lists. This results in high confidentiality impact, though integrity and availability are not affected (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

Currently, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate the issue by blocking potential attacks until an official fix becomes available (Patchstack).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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