CVE-2026-1540 json
Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 < 1.2.10 - Editor+ Remote Code Execution
published 2026-04-02 7 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2026-18128
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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
Patch / fix
- Unknown Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 1.2.10
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 7 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ad00d1bb-ea8d-44a3-9064-6412804d9e95/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Unknown Spam Protect for Contact Form 7
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/ad00d1bb-ea8d-44a3-9064-6412804d9e95/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-1540
- NVD CVE-2026-1540
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