CVE-2025-53322
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in the Accept Authorize.NET Payments Using Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin exposes sensitive payment data embedded in form submissions. Attackers can retrieve credit card information and other payment details sent through contact forms. WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Accept Authorize.NET Payments Using 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).
🔒 Custom verification scripts are available for registered users. Sign up free to download automated test scripts.
- 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
Full exposure of credit card numbers, CVV codes, expiration dates, and personal information leading to financial fraud and identity theft.
Likely Case
Payment card data theft from form submissions, potentially resulting in fraudulent charges and PCI DSS compliance violations.
If Mitigated
Limited exposure if payment data is properly encrypted at rest and in transit, with monitoring detecting unusual data access patterns.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation likely involves accessing exposed data endpoints or intercepting form submissions.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.6 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Accept Authorize.NET Payments Using Contact Form 7'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin, then install latest version from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available.
wp plugin deactivate accept-authorize-net-payments-using-contact-form-7
Restrict Access
allUse web application firewall to block access to plugin-specific endpoints.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network segmentation to isolate WordPress instance from sensitive networks
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for all payment form submissions and data access
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Accept Authorize.NET Payments Using Contact Form 7' version 2.5 or earlier.Check Version:
wp plugin get accept-authorize-net-payments-using-contact-form-7 --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 2.6 or higher in WordPress admin panel and test payment forms for data exposure.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access to payment form submission endpoints
- Multiple failed attempts to access plugin-specific files
- Large volume of requests to /wp-content/plugins/accept-authorize-net-payments-using-contact-form-7/
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to payment form endpoints
- Data exfiltration from WordPress instance
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/accept-authorize-net-payments-using-contact-form-7/" OR plugin_name="accept-authorize-net-payments-using-contact-form-7")