Rocklobster Contact Form 7 up to 3.7.0 _wpcf7_captcha_challenge_captcha-719 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Rocklobster Contact Form 7 up to 3.7.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Contact Form. Performing a manipulation of the argument _wpcf7_captcha_challenge_captcha-719 results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2014-2265. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Rocklobster Contact Form 7 up to 3.7.0. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Contact Form. The manipulation of the argument _wpcf7_captcha_challenge_captcha-719 with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Rock Lobster Contact Form 7 before 3.7.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the CAPTCHA protection mechanism and submit arbitrary form data by omitting the _wpcf7_captcha_challenge_captcha-719 parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 03/14/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at contactform7.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-2265 since 03/04/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76169 (Contact Form 7 Plugin for WordPress CAPTCHA Validation Bypass), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

Upgrading to version 3.7.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (76169), SecurityFocus (BID 66381†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-45182†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 76169
Nessus Name: Contact Form 7 Plugin for WordPress CAPTCHA Validation Bypass
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Contact Form 7 3.7.1

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02/26/2014 🔍
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03/04/2014 +6 days 🔍
03/14/2014 +10 days 🔍
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06/20/2014 +98 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +267 days 🔍
05/08/2026 +4063 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: contactform7.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-2265 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2265
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66627
SecurityFocus: 66381 - WordPress Contact Form 7 Plugin Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 45182 - Rock Lobster Contact Form 7 before 3.7.2 Plugin for WordPress Remote Security Bypass, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/08/2026 04:26
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (60), 06/01/2017 04:33 (5), 02/03/2022 14:33 (3), 05/08/2026 04:26 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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