CVE-2025-12167
📋 TL;DR
The Contact Form 7 AWeber Extension plugin for WordPress has an authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to reset AWeber logs without proper permission checks. This affects all WordPress sites using this plugin up to version 0.1.42. The vulnerability stems from a missing capability check on the 'wp_ajax_aweber_logreset' AJAX endpoint.
💻 Affected Systems
- Contact Form 7 AWeber Extension for WordPress
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could repeatedly reset AWeber logs to hide evidence of other malicious activities, potentially covering up data exfiltration or other security incidents.
Likely Case
Malicious users or compromised accounts resetting AWeber logs to disrupt monitoring or hide unauthorized activities.
If Mitigated
Limited to log tampering without direct data access or system compromise.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires sending a crafted AJAX request to the vulnerable endpoint. No special tools needed beyond basic web request capabilities.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 0.1.43 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Contact Form 7 AWeber Extension'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download version 0.1.43+ from WordPress plugin repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable AJAX endpoint
allRemove or block access to the vulnerable 'wp_ajax_aweber_logreset' endpoint
Add to theme's functions.php or custom plugin: remove_action('wp_ajax_aweber_logreset', 'aweber_logreset_callback');
Temporary plugin deactivation
linuxDisable the plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate integrate-contact-form-7-and-aweber
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict user role management and review all Subscriber-level accounts
- Monitor WordPress AJAX logs for suspicious requests to aweber_logreset endpoint
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check plugin version in WordPress admin under Plugins → Installed Plugins. If version is 0.1.42 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get integrate-contact-form-7-and-aweber --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 0.1.43 or higher. Test by attempting AJAX request to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=aweber_logreset with Subscriber credentials - should return permission error.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=aweber_logreset
- Unusual log clearing events in AWeber integration logs
Network Indicators:
- AJAX requests to aweber_logreset endpoint from non-admin users
- Unusual spike in admin-ajax.php requests
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND query_string="*action=aweber_logreset*")🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3390662%40integrate-contact-form-7-and-aweber&new=3390662%40integrate-contact-form-7-and-aweber&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0f4ecda0-1eaa-44e7-8ef5-20c967b5da9f?source=cve
