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CVE-2023-6449

MEDIUM 6.6

Contact Form 7 <= 5.8.3 - Authenticated (Editor+) Arbitrary File Upload

CVSS Score
6.6
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

The Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient file type validation in the 'validate' function and insufficient blocklisting on the 'wpcf7_antiscript_file_name' function in versions up to, and including, 5.8.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with editor-level capabilities or above to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server, but due to the htaccess configuration, remote code cannot be executed in most cases. By default, the file will be deleted from the server immediately. However, in some cases, other plugins may make it possible for the file to live on the server longer. This can make remote code execution possible when combined with another vulnerability, such as local file inclusion.

CWE CWE-434
Vendor rocklobsterinc
Product contact form 7
Published Dec 1, 2023
Last Updated Apr 8, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Affected Versions

rocklobsterinc / Contact Form 7
0 ≤ 5.8.3

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5d7fb020-6acb-445e-a46b-bdb5aaf8f2b6?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-form-7/tags/5.8.3/includes/formatting.php#L275 github.com: https://github.com/rocklobster-in/contact-form-7/compare/v5.8.3...v5.8.4 contactform7.com: https://contactform7.com/2023/11/30/contact-form-7-584/ plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3003556/contact-form-7

Credits

István Márton