CVE-2023-45009

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in Forge12 Interactive GmbH Captcha/Honeypot for Contact Form 7 allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects Captcha/Honeypot for Contact Form 7: from n/a through 1.11.3.

Weakness

The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame.

Potential Mitigations

• Common protection mechanisms include:

• Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid [REF-1482].

• Consider using libraries with authentication capabilities such as OpenSSL or the ESAPI Authenticator. [REF-45]

Related Attack Patterns

• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/16.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/49.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/560.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/565.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/600.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/652.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/653.html

References

• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/captcha-for-contact-form-7/wordpress-captcha-for-contact-form-7-plugin-1-11-3-capcha-bypass-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/captcha-for-contact-form-7/wordpress-captcha-for-contact-form-7-plugin-1-11-3-capcha-bypass-vulnerability?_s_id=cve