Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 < 1.2.10 - Editor+ Remote Code Execution
Priority LOW 35CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
The Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before 1.2.10 allows logging to a PHP file, which could allow an attacker with editor access to achieve Remote Code Execution by using a crafted header
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00663 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 (Unknown): 1.2.10
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 | before 1.2.10 | 1.2.10 | Patch available | CNA |
- Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 VendorUnknown Affected before 1.2.10 Fixed in 1.2.10 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 (Unknown) Fixed in 1.2.10
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-1540
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-76vr-6c8c-grfj
- 2026-10-24 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-1540 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-1540 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-76vr-6c8c-grfj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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