Captcha/Honeypot for Contact Form 7: A security weakness
Captcha/Honeypot for Contact Form 7 is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- Captcha/Honeypot for Contact Form 7
- Plugin slug
captcha-for-contact-form-7- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jun 04, 2024
This CVE was published Jun 04, 2024 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Captcha/Honeypot for Contact Form 7 to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in Forge12 Interactive GmbH Captcha/Honeypot for Contact Form 7 allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects Captcha/Honeypot for Contact Form 7: from n/a through 1.11.3.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N