Auth bypass in Szmake Contact Form 7 Anti Spambot

CVE-2025-23862

Missing Authorization vulnerability in SzMake Contact Form 7 Anti Spambot contact-form-7-anti-spambot allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Contact Form 7 Anti Spambot: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

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:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-23862: held from 0.006 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-23862?
CVE-2025-23862 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Szmake Contact Form 7 Anti Spambot, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-01-16.
How severe is CVE-2025-23862?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-23862 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.