Rock Lobster Contact Form 7 before 3.7.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the CAPTCHA protection mechanism and submit arbitrary form data by omitting the _wpcf7_captcha_challenge_captcha-719 parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-2265 is rated Moderate Risk (51.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.06%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.68% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 1.38% | 3.06% | +1.68% |
| 2 | 2026-03-04 | 1.91% | 1.38% | -0.54% |
| 3 | 2026-03-01 | — | 1.91% | — |
Full EPSS history (33 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| rocklobster | contact_form_7 | <= 3.7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:rocklobster:contact_form_7:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
| rocklobster | contact_form_7 | 3.6 | cpe:2.3:a:rocklobster:contact_form_7:3.6:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
| rocklobster | contact_form_7 | 3.7 | cpe:2.3:a:rocklobster:contact_form_7:3.7:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |