CVE-2025-68989
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in the Contact Form 7 Extension For Mailchimp WordPress plugin exposes sensitive data embedded in form submissions. Attackers can retrieve confidential information sent through contact forms. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Contact Form 7 Extension For Mailchimp
⚠️ 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 exposure of all sensitive data submitted through contact forms, including personal information, credentials, or confidential business data.
Likely Case
Exposure of personal identifiable information (PII), email addresses, and form submission contents to unauthorized parties.
If Mitigated
Limited data exposure if forms don't collect sensitive information or if additional encryption layers are implemented.
🎯 Exploit Status
CWE-201 suggests information exposure through sent data, making exploitation straightforward once the vulnerability is understood.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: >0.9.49
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find 'Contact Form 7 Extension For Mailchimp'
4. Click 'Update Now' if available
5. If no update appears, manually download latest version from WordPress repository
6. Deactivate, delete old version, upload new version, activate
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the Contact Form 7 Extension For Mailchimp plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate contact-form-7-mailchimp-extension
Remove sensitive form fields
allModify contact forms to remove any fields collecting sensitive information
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block suspicious form submissions
- Enable additional encryption for form data transmission and storage
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for 'Contact Form 7 Extension For Mailchimp' version <=0.9.49Check Version:
wp plugin get contact-form-7-mailchimp-extension --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is >0.9.49 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual form submission patterns
- Multiple failed form submissions from same IP
- Access to form data endpoints without proper authentication
Network Indicators:
- Unencrypted transmission of form data
- Sensitive data in HTTP requests/responses
- Traffic to Mailchimp API endpoints with exposed parameters
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "contact-form-7-mailchimp-extension" AND ("sensitive" OR "exposure" OR "data leak")