CVE-2025-68046
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in the Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder WordPress plugin allows unauthorized users to retrieve embedded sensitive data from forms. It affects all WordPress sites using this plugin up to version 2.0.1, potentially exposing form submissions containing personal or confidential information.
💻 Affected Systems
- Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder 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 extract sensitive personal data (PII), financial information, or credentials submitted through contact forms, leading to data breaches, identity theft, or credential stuffing attacks.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to form submission data containing names, email addresses, phone numbers, and messages submitted through vulnerable contact forms.
If Mitigated
Limited exposure if forms don't collect sensitive data or if proper access controls and monitoring are in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
CWE-497 typically involves simple data retrieval without complex exploitation chains.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 2.0.1
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find 'Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder'
4. Click 'Update Now' if available
5. If no update appears, manually download latest version from WordPress.org
6. Deactivate, delete old version, upload and activate new version
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate lead-form-builder
Restrict Access
allUse web application firewall to block access to plugin endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable all contact forms using this plugin immediately
- Implement network segmentation to isolate WordPress instance
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for 'Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder' version 2.0.1 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get lead-form-builder --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is greater than 2.0.1 in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access patterns to /wp-content/plugins/lead-form-builder/ endpoints
- Multiple failed attempts to access form submission data
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to lead-form-builder API endpoints from unauthorized IPs
- Unusual data extraction patterns from form endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "lead-form-builder" AND ("sensitive" OR "data" OR "retrieve")