CVE-2026-127206 (CVSS 5.3)

Description

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.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-804 CWE-804

References

Other References

https://hackmd.io/@buiih/S1pRnCeCfl https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7-image-captcha/ https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/image-captcha-for-contact-form-7-and-wpforms-captcha-bypass

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-127206? +

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. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2026-127206? +

CVE-2026-127206 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-127206? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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