Vulnerability in Oopspam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection For WordPress Forms & Comments (No Captcha)

CVE-2025-12094

The OOPSpam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for WordPress Forms & Comments (No CAPTCHA) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Header Spoofing in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.53. This is due to the plugin trusting client-controlled forwarded headers (such as CF-Connecting-IP, X-Forwarded-For, and others) without verifying that those headers originate from legitimate, trusted proxies. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to spoof their IP address and bypass IP-based security controls, including blocked IP lists and rate limiting protections, by sending arbitrary HTTP headers with their requests.

EPSS: 0.003 (24.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-12094?
CVE-2025-12094 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oopspam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection For WordPress Forms & Comments (No Captcha), classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-10-31.
How severe is CVE-2025-12094?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.