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
This vulnerability in the Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA plugin allows CSRF attacks, where an attacker can cause an authenticated user to perform unintended actions without their consent. The affected versions include all releases up to 1.2.0. The CVSS vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely with low complexity and requires user interaction, but does not result in confidentiality or availability impact, only limited integrity impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to induce an authenticated user to submit unauthorized requests to the Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA plugin, potentially altering plugin behavior or settings. The impact is limited to integrity with no direct confidentiality or availability consequences reported. No known active exploitation has been observed.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a patch is available, users should consider implementing CSRF protections at the application or web server level if possible, or limit access to trusted users. Monitor official sources for updates and apply any official fixes once released.
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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in the Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA plugin allows CSRF attacks, where an attacker can cause an authenticated user to perform unintended actions without their consent. The affected versions include all releases up to 1.2.0. The CVSS vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely with low complexity and requires user interaction, but does not result in confidentiality or availability impact, only limited integrity impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to induce an authenticated user to submit unauthorized requests to the Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA plugin, potentially altering plugin behavior or settings. The impact is limited to integrity with no direct confidentiality or availability consequences reported. No known active exploitation has been observed.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a patch is available, users should consider implementing CSRF protections at the application or web server level if possible, or limit access to trusted users. Monitor official sources for updates and apply any official fixes once released.
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: 7/4/2025, 8:54:35 AM
Last enriched: 5/1/2026, 9:06:17 AM
Last updated: 5/10/2026, 7:26:57 AM
Views: 135
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