Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7: Filesystem traversal
Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 is affected by filesystem traversal. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server.
- Component
- Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7
- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Aug 16, 2025
- Weakness
- CWE-23 — Relative Path Traversal
This CVE was published Aug 16, 2025 and is one of 18 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.9.0 via the wpcf7_guest_user_id cookie. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload and delete files outside of the originally intended directory. The impact of this vulnerability is limited, as file types are validated and only safe ones can be uploaded, while deletion is limited to the plugin's uploads folder.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N