CVE-2025-23972: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Brian S. Reed Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Brian S. Reed Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA contact-form-7-recaptcha allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA: from n/a through <= 1.2.0.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Brian S. Reed Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA plugin versions up to 1.2.0 contain a CSRF vulnerability (CVE-2025-23972). This vulnerability enables attackers to trick authenticated users into submitting unwanted requests to the application, potentially leading to unauthorized actions. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely with low complexity and requires user interaction but no privileges. Confidentiality and availability impacts are not present, but integrity impact is low.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to induce a user to perform unintended actions on the Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA plugin, potentially altering plugin behavior or settings without the user's consent. The impact is limited to low integrity compromise and does not affect confidentiality or availability. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official patch or fix information is provided, users should monitor for updates from Brian S. Reed or the plugin maintainers. Until a fix is available, consider implementing CSRF protections at the application or server level if possible.
CVE-2025-23972: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Brian S. Reed Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA
Description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Brian S. Reed Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA contact-form-7-recaptcha allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA: from n/a through <= 1.2.0.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Brian S. Reed Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA plugin versions up to 1.2.0 contain a CSRF vulnerability (CVE-2025-23972). This vulnerability enables attackers to trick authenticated users into submitting unwanted requests to the application, potentially leading to unauthorized actions. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely with low complexity and requires user interaction but no privileges. Confidentiality and availability impacts are not present, but integrity impact is low.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to induce a user to perform unintended actions on the Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA plugin, potentially altering plugin behavior or settings without the user's consent. The impact is limited to low integrity compromise and does not affect confidentiality or availability. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official patch or fix information is provided, users should monitor for updates from Brian S. Reed or the plugin maintainers. Until a fix is available, consider implementing CSRF protections at the application or server level if possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2025-01-16T11:33:14.049Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 686796cb6f40f0eb729fa545
Added to database: 07/04/2025, 08:54:35 UTC
Last enriched: 05/12/2026, 02:13:45 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 188
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