Vulnerability Report
Plugin Medium Patch path listed CVE-2014-2265

Contact Form 7 < 3.7.2 - CAPTCHA Bypass

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.

Quick Answer

CVE-2014-2265 is a medium severity with CVSS 5.3 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin Contact Form 7. It affects Versions before 3.7.2 and is fixed in 3.7.2.

Published
Feb 26, 2014
Last Updated
Jan 22, 2024
Slug
contact-form-7
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
Patched release is available
Remediation
Update to version 3.7.2, or a newer patched version
Operator Briefing

CVE-2014-2265 is tracked for the Plugin Contact Form 7 as medium severity with CVSS 5.3. The affected range is Versions before 3.7.2. Update Contact Form 7 to 3.7.2 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type
Vulnerability
Primary Fixed Version
3.7.2
Primary Affected Range
Versions before 3.7.2
Tracking ID
CVE-2014-2265
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
contact-form-7 View on wordpress.org
CVE CVE-2014-2265
Patched Versions
3.7.2
Affected Versions
Versions before 3.7.2
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