ZealousWeb Abandoned Contact Form 7 Plugin up to 2.0 on WordPress authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in ZealousWeb Abandoned Contact Form 7 Plugin up to 2.0 on WordPress. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-52817. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in ZealousWeb Abandoned Contact Form 7 Plugin up to 2.0 on WordPress. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Missing Authorization vulnerability in ZealousWeb Abandoned Contact Form 7 allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Abandoned Contact Form 7: from n/a through 2.0.

The weakness was published by Theviper17. The advisory is shared at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-52817 since 06/19/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/27/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

06/19/2025 CVE reserved
06/27/2025 +8 days Advisory disclosed
06/27/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/27/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Theviper17
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-52817 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-52817
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-314145

Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2025 15:32
Changes: 06/27/2025 15:32 (63)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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