CVE-2025-9979

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 16.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

4.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2025-09-10 06:38Z11 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-04-08 17:03Z4 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-09-04

Assigning CNA

Wordfence

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-862Missing AuthorizationClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

3714b91b7adffb3ac4f2d2351b06f1806c9d69c81aa093bbb403bca8db16341e

• www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7ee68705-cbb3-44b8-8223-4cecd678bcab?source=cve
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-forms-anti-spam/trunk/includes/functions.php#L1482
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3357602%40contact-forms-anti-spam&new=3357602%40contact-forms-anti-spam&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• research.cleantalk.orghttps://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2025-9879/