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CVE-2026-121873 Redirection for Contact Form 7 2.6.0 - 3.2.15 - Unauthenticated Forged Personal Data Request Creation

5.3 mediumEPSS 0.2%

Medium (5.3) in unknown redirection for contact form 7. EPSS 0.2% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

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The Redirection for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before 3.2.16 does not verify ownership of the email address supplied through its data request form action and by default records the resulting request as already confirmed, allowing unauthenticated visitors to create verified WordPress personal data erasure or export requests for addresses they do not control.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

5.3 medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS
0.2% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 15th 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: yes · Technical impact: partial, assessed 2026-11-11. 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-284 Improper Access Control
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:redirection for contact form 7

Attack patterns (CAPEC)

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History

  1. Scored 5.3 medium
  2. The NVD deferred its analysis

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