Unauthenticated settings disclosure via unprotected AJAX handler
Published Jan 17, 2026 · Updated Jan 17, 2026
Missing authorization in ZealousWeb User Registration Using Contact Form 7 2.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to read form settings. The get_cf7_form_data AJAX handler registers an unauthenticated action and returns configuration without checking caller capabilities, exposing Facebook app secrets. No account or user interaction is required; the consequence is limited to disclosure of stored form configuration.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in ZealousWeb User Registration Using Contact Form 7 2.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to read form settings. The get_cf7_form_data AJAX handler registers an unauthenticated action and returns configuration without checking caller capabilities, exposing Facebook app secrets. No account or user interaction is required; the consequence is limited to disclosure of stored form configuration.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-12825
- Published
- Jan 17, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 17, 2026
- Vendor
- ZealousWeb
- Product
- User Registration Using Contact Form 7
- Classifications
- CWE-862, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 17, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 17, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=* <=2.5
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Public exploit references
- Atomic Edge CVE-2025-12825 proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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