CVE-2025-64369
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the Contact Form Email WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. Attackers can exploit incorrectly configured security levels to perform unauthorized actions. All WordPress sites running Contact Form Email plugin versions up to and including 1.3.58 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Contact Form Email 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
Complete site compromise through privilege escalation, data exfiltration, or unauthorized administrative actions
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to form submissions, data leakage, or manipulation of form functionality
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper access controls and monitoring in place
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some WordPress knowledge but is straightforward once access control weaknesses are identified
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: >1.3.58
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
3. Find 'Contact Form Email' plugin
4. Click 'Update Now' if available
5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and replace plugin files
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate contact-form-to-email
Restrict Access
linuxImplement IP-based restrictions to admin endpoints
# Add to .htaccess for Apache:
<Files "admin-ajax.php">
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
Allow from 192.168.1.0/24
</Files>
# Add to nginx config:
location ~* /wp-admin/ {
allow 192.168.1.0/24;
deny all;
}
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict role-based access controls and audit all user permissions
- Monitor and log all access to contact form endpoints and admin functions
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Contact Form Email > Version. If version is 1.3.58 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get contact-form-to-email --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is >1.3.58 and test form submission access controls with different user roles📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with contact-form-to-email actions
- Multiple failed authorization attempts followed by successful form submissions
Network Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to contact form endpoints from unauthorized IPs
- Traffic patterns showing privilege escalation attempts
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("contact-form-to-email" OR "admin-ajax.php") AND ("unauthorized" OR "permission denied" OR status=403)