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high 7.2

CVE-2026-1540 json

Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 < 1.2.10 - Editor+ Remote Code Execution

published 7mo ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2026-18128

cvss
7.2
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before 1.2.10 allows logging to a PHP file, which could allow an attacker with editor access to achieve Remote Code Execution by using a crafted header

Patch / fix

  • Unknown Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 1.2.10

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
7mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ad00d1bb-ea8d-44a3-9064-6412804d9e95/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Unknown Spam Protect for Contact Form 7

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
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References

Sources

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