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CVE-2026-120407 Contact Form 7 < 6.2.5 - Editor+ Sensitive User Data Disclosure via Form Default Values

4.5 mediumEPSS 0.1%

Medium (4.5) in unknown contact form 7. EPSS 0.1% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

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The Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before 6.2.5 does not restrict which user properties a form field's default value can be populated from, allowing users with the Editor role and above to obtain the password hash and sensitive user meta (such as two-factor secrets) of higher-privileged users, including administrators, who view and submit the form.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

4.5 medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.1% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 3rd percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
CISA's assessment (SSVC)
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial, assessed 2026-11-13. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
CWE
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
OWASP Top 10
A01:2025 Broken Access Control
Published
Modified
Assigned by
WPScan (CNA)
NVD analysis
Deferred: the NVD does not plan to analyze it
Record from
the NVD, synced

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Affected

  • unknown:contact form 7

Attack patterns (CAPEC)

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History

  1. The NVD deferred its analysis
  2. Scored 4.5 medium

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