Contact Form 7 Captcha < 0.0.9 - CSRF to Stored XSS
Priority LOW 39CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering, Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352 and CWE-79.
Summary
The Contact Form 7 Captcha WordPress plugin before 0.0.9 does not have any CSRF check in place when saving its settings, allowing attacker to make a logged in user with the manage_options change them. Furthermore, the settings are not escaped when output in attributes, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00719 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Contact Form 7 Captcha (Unknown): 0.0.9
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Contact Form 7 Captcha | 0.0.9 to before 0.0.9 | 0.0.9 | Patch available | CNA |
- Contact Form 7 Captcha VendorUnknown Affected 0.0.9 to before 0.0.9 Fixed in 0.0.9 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:contact_form_7_captcha_project:contact_form_7_captcha:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 0.0.9 | Vulnerable | Contact Form 7 Captcha Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:contact_form_7_captcha_project:contact_form_7_captcha:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 0.0.9 Vulnerable ·Contact Form 7 Captcha Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Contact Form 7 Captcha (Unknown) Fixed in 0.0.9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24565
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j7hp-47c4-p8rw
References
More Contact Form 7 Captcha Project Contact Form 7 Captcha vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-02024 Contact Form 7 Captcha < 0.1.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2021-24565 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24565 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j7hp-47c4-p8rw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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