CVE-2025-62915
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the ClickSend SMS Contact Form 7 Notifications WordPress plugin that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. It affects all versions up to and including 1.4.0, potentially allowing unauthorized access to plugin functionality.
💻 Affected Systems
- SMS Contact Form 7 Notifications by ClickSend (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 gain administrative access to the plugin's SMS notification settings, potentially sending unauthorized SMS messages, modifying notification configurations, or accessing sensitive form submission data.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users could modify SMS notification settings, change recipient phone numbers, or access form submission data that should be restricted.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication requirements, only authorized administrators could access and modify plugin settings.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of access to the WordPress site, but the vulnerability bypasses authorization checks that should restrict certain actions.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 1.4.0
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
3. Find 'SMS Contact Form 7 Notifications by ClickSend'
4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available
5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and replace plugin files
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily disable the plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate clicksend-contactform7
Restrict plugin access
allImplement additional access controls via WordPress roles or security plugins
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network-level restrictions to limit access to WordPress admin interface
- Deploy web application firewall rules to detect and block unauthorized access attempts to plugin endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'SMS Contact Form 7 Notifications by ClickSend' version 1.4.0 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get clicksend-contactform7 --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is greater than 1.4.0 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to /wp-admin/admin.php?page=clicksend-contactform7 endpoints
- Unexpected modifications to SMS notification settings
Network Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to plugin-specific admin endpoints from unauthorized IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin.php" AND query_string="page=clicksend-contactform7") AND user_role!="administrator"