Contact Form 7 Image Captcha - Security Vulnerability (CVE-2026-127206)

AI enriched 5 hours ago (2026-11-13 22:25 UTC)

Technical Summary

Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms through 3.3.29 contains a CAPTCHA bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to defeat the anti-automation control by exploiting a hardcoded static answer in the Contact Form 7 integration. Attackers can submit kc_captcha=kc_human to pass validation in cf7ic_check_if_spam() on every protected form, enabling automated contact-form spam and abuse of actions gated only by this CAPTCHA.

Potential Impact

Severity is MEDIUM (CVSS 6.9). Depending on deployment context, affected components may be exposed to unauthorized actions or data integrity risk.

Exploitability Assessment

Exploitability is assessed as Medium based on low-bar exploit prerequisites.

Primary risk drivers: low-bar exploit prerequisites

Mitigation Recommendations

Validate affected product versions, prioritize patching, and monitor references for vendor remediation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, apply compensating controls and limit exposure of vulnerable surfaces.

Detection & Monitoring

Track authentication anomalies, unexpected file writes, and suspicious plugin API activity around affected components.

Business Impact Lens

AI risk score 65/100 (Elevated, Medium) with priority P3 Priority. Prioritize remediation where affected components process customer data, admin sessions, or Internet-exposed workflows.