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A user with the Editor role can use this to read those values for administrators who view the form.","severity":"high","cvss":null,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["contact-form-7","package","wordpress"],"not_affected_if":["no-editor-users","plugin-updated"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed Contact Form 7 version in the plugin list or the plugin's readme; a version below `6.2.5` is affected.","fix":"- Contact Form 7 `6.2.5` or later (per the source's 'before 6.2.5' statement)","status":"open","published_at":"2026-11-13T06:16:53+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-13T06:42:16+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-11-13T06:42:34+00:00","updated_at":"2026-11-13T06:42:34+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.7,"triage":{"at":"2026-11-13T06:42:34Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Contact Form 7 `6.2.5` or later (per the source's 'before 6.2.5' statement)","reach":"internet","title":"Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin leaks admin password hashes to editors","impact":"high","summary":"Before version 6.2.5, the Contact Form 7 plugin let a form field's default value pull any user property, including password hashes and two-factor secrets. 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