PT-2024-13210 · Unknown · Captcha/Honeypot For Contact Form 7

Qilin_99 · Published 2024-06-04 · Updated 2024-06-04 · CVE-2023-45009

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Captcha/Honeypot for Contact Form 7 versions 1.11.3 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts, allowing Functionality Bypass. This means that the Captcha/Honeypot for Contact Form 7 does not properly restrict excessive authentication attempts, which can lead to bypassing its functionality.

Recommendations For versions 1.11.3 and earlier, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling the Captcha/Honeypot functionality until a patch is available. Restrict access to the Captcha/Honeypot module to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-307

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-45009

Affected Products

Captcha/Honeypot For Contact Form 7

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45009 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/81872 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1797939270574899329 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1797920320768081935 · Twitter Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/captcha-for-contact-form-7/wordpress-captcha-for-contact-form-7-plugin-1-11-3-capcha-bypass-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note