Plugins · wp-contact-form-7-spam-blocker · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 1.2.10
- Last updated
- 2026-02-06
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Known issues on record
- 2
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 6.8.12 · PHP 5.4+
Spam Protect for Contact-Form7 protects from spam and bots. Customize defense strategies and monitor blocked attempts. Protect your time effectively! — by NYSL
What to do
- Update to the latest version (1.2.10). Anything older than 1.2.10 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get wp-contact-form-7-spam-blocker --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update wp-contact-form-7-spam-blocker updates it.
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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.
high 7.2 CVE-2026-1540 · published 2026-04-02
Remote code execution in Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 (older than 1.2.10)
- Affected
- older than 1.2.10
- Fixed in
- 1.2.10
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory
The Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before 1.2.10 allows logging to a PHP file, which could allow an attacker with editor access to achieve Remote Code Execution by using a crafted header
medium 6.8 CVE-2026-32496 · published 2026-03-25
Path traversal / file read in Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 (1.2.9 and older)
- Affected
- 1.2.9 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.2.10
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account
- Range from
- advisory text · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in NYSL Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 wp-contact-form-7-spam-blocker allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Spam Protect for Contact Form 7: from n/a through <= 1.2.9.
Recent activity
- 2026-02-06 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.2.10).
- 2026-04-02 — Remote code execution disclosed (CVE-2026-1540), fixed in 1.2.10.
- 2026-03-25 — Path traversal / file read disclosed (CVE-2026-32496), fixed in 1.2.10.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Remote code execution (1) · Path traversal and file read (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/wp-contact-form-7-spam-blocker (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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