CVE-2014-2265 json
Rock Lobster Contact Form 7 before 3.7.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the CAPTCHA protection mechanism and submit arbitrary form data…
published 2014-03-14 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-2303
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.1%
- EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
3.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
- Technology feeds
References
-
contactform7.com
/2014/02/26/contact-form-7-372/
patch, vendor-advisory
- wordpress.org /plugins/contact-form-7/changelog
- web.archive.org /web/20140727133642/http://www.hedgehogsecurity.co.uk/2014/02/26/contactform7-vulnerability/
- acunetix.com /vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-contact-form-7-security-bypass-3-7-1/
- cvedetails.com /cve/CVE-2014-2265/
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-2265
- NVD CVE-2014-2265
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