Plugins · abandoned-contact-form-7 · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Abandoned Contact Form 7 safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Status
- Closed 2026-08-02
- Known issues on record
- 2
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
What to do
- Replace it. A closed plugin gets no updates through WordPress, so any hole found from now on stays open.
- Deactivate and delete it once you have a replacement (Plugins → Deactivate → Delete). Deleting removes its files; deactivating alone leaves them on the server.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan, or have us clean it: Emergency Cleanup, $499.
With WP-CLI, once you have a replacement: wp plugin deactivate abandoned-contact-form-7 && wp plugin delete abandoned-contact-form-7
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Known vulnerabilities
2 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version. 2 record(s) do not state which versions are affected.
medium 5.3 CVE-2026-9187 · published 2026-06-16
Missing authorization check in Abandoned Contact Form 7 (2.2 and older)
- Affected
- 2.2 and older
- Fixed in
- unknown
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Abandoned Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary post deletion in versions up to, and including, 2.2. This is due to a missing capability check and missing nonce validation in the action__remove_abandoned() function, which is registered to both the wp_ajax_remove_abandoned and wp_ajax_nopriv_remove_abandoned hooks. The handler takes a user-supplied recover_id parameter from $_POST and passes it directly to wp_delete_post() with the force-delete flag set to true, without verifying that the ID belongs to the plugin's own cf7af_data post type. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to permanently delete arbitrary posts, pages, or other content on the affected site by sending a single admin-ajax.
high 8.2 CVE-2025-52817 · published 2025-06-27
Missing authorization check in Abandoned Contact Form 7 (2.2 and older)
- Affected
- 2.2 and older
- Fixed in
- unknown
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Missing Authorization vulnerability in ZealousWeb Abandoned Contact Form 7 abandoned-contact-form-7 allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Abandoned Contact Form 7: from n/a through <= 2.2.
Recent activity
- 2026-08-02 — closed on wordpress.org (Licensing/Trademark Violation).
- 2026-06-16 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-9187), fix version not stated.
- 2025-06-27 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2025-52817), fix version not stated.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Missing authorization (2)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs, closure: wordpress.org/plugins/abandoned-contact-form-7 (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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