CVE-2025-28902
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Contact Form 7 Select Box Editor Button WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. This affects WordPress sites using the plugin versions 0.6 and earlier. Attackers could modify plugin settings or potentially perform other administrative actions.
💻 Affected Systems
- Contact Form 7 Select Box Editor Button WordPress Plugin
⚠️ 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 modify plugin configuration, potentially altering form behavior or injecting malicious code into forms that could affect site visitors.
Likely Case
Attackers could change plugin settings, disrupt form functionality, or use the plugin as an entry point for further attacks.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and user awareness, the risk is limited to temporary configuration changes that can be reverted.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated administrators. No authentication bypass is needed beyond the CSRF attack vector.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 0.7 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Contact Form 7 Select Box Editor Button'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or download version 0.7+ from WordPress repository. 5. Activate the updated plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate contact-form-7-select-box-editor-button
CSRF Protection Implementation
allAdd CSRF tokens to plugin forms if customizing is possible
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls and limit administrative privileges
- Use browser extensions that block CSRF attempts and educate users about phishing risks
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for 'Contact Form 7 Select Box Editor Button' version 0.6 or lowerCheck Version:
wp plugin get contact-form-7-select-box-editor-button --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 0.7 or higher in WordPress admin plugins page📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected plugin configuration changes in WordPress logs
- Administrative actions from unusual IP addresses or user agents
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or wp-admin/admin-post.php with plugin-specific parameters from unexpected referrers
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("contact-form-7-select-box-editor-button" OR "cf7_select_box") AND (action="update" OR action="save")