Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-29000

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-07-16
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Missing Authorization vulnerability in August Infotech Multi-language Responsive Contact Form responsive-contact-form allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Multi-language Responsive Contact Form: from n/a through <= 2.8.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Missing authorization vulnerability in the August Infotech Multi-language Responsive Contact Form plugin allows unauthenticated or unauthorized users to access certain functionality that should be constrained by access control lists (ACLs). This broken access control enables attackers to perform actions or access resources they should not have permission to reach.

MitigationImplement proper authorization checks on all sensitive endpoints and functions within the plugin. Update to a patched version if available, or review and add role-based access controls (RBAC) to enforce proper ACL constraints on all functionality.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if the plugin is installed
    Check your WordPress plugins directory or admin panel for 'August Infotech Multi-language Responsive Contact Form' or similar naming
    Affected if The plugin is present in the installation
  2. Locate the plugin version file
    Access the plugin's main PHP file (usually in wp-content/plugins/august-infotech-multi-language-responsive-contact-form/) and look for the 'Version' header in the plugin comments, or check the readme.txt file
    Affected if Unable to determine the installed version for comparison
  3. Compare your version to any documented vulnerable version
    Review the plugin's changelog, WordPress repository, or vendor advisories for CVE-2025-29000 to identify the specific vulnerable version range
    Affected if Your installed version matches a known vulnerable version range for this CVE
  4. Test for unauthorized endpoint access
    Using a tool like Burp Suite or curl, send requests to common plugin AJAX endpoints or admin-ajax.php with plugin-specific actions without valid authentication tokens or user sessions
    Affected if Requests succeed and return sensitive data or perform actions without authorization errors

You are affected if the August Infotech Multi-language Responsive Contact Form plugin is installed and exposes sensitive functionality to unauthenticated or unauthorized users without proper ACL checks.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper authorization checks on all sensitive endpoints and functions within the plugin. Update to a patched version if available, or review and add role-based access controls (RBAC) to enforce proper ACL constraints on all functionality.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,600
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