CVE-2025-52817
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass authorization controls in the Abandoned Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin, potentially accessing sensitive data or performing unauthorized actions. All WordPress sites running Abandoned Contact Form 7 versions up to 2.0 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- ZealousWeb Abandoned Contact Form 7 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 access sensitive abandoned form data, modify plugin settings, or potentially escalate privileges to compromise the entire WordPress installation.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to abandoned contact form submissions containing personal information, email addresses, and form data submitted by users.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper network segmentation and minimal sensitive data in abandoned forms.
🎯 Exploit Status
Broken access control vulnerabilities are typically easy to exploit once discovered, though no public exploit code is currently available.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 2.0 (check WordPress plugin repository for latest)
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Abandoned Contact Form 7. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove the plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate abandoned-contact-form-7
Restrict Access via WAF
allBlock access to plugin-specific endpoints using web application firewall rules
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove the Abandoned Contact Form 7 plugin completely from all WordPress installations
- Implement network-level restrictions to block external access to WordPress admin and plugin endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for Abandoned Contact Form 7 version 2.0 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get abandoned-contact-form-7 --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin is either updated to version after 2.0 or completely removed from the plugins directory📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access to /wp-content/plugins/abandoned-contact-form-7/ endpoints
- Multiple failed authorization attempts to plugin admin pages
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to abandoned contact form API endpoints from unauthorized IPs
- Unusual traffic patterns to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with plugin-specific actions
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/abandoned-contact-form-7/" OR user_agent CONTAINS "abandoned-contact-form-7")