Contact Form 7 <= 5.8.3 — Authenticated (Editor+) Arbitrary File Upload
CVE-2023-6449Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤5.8.3Update to 5.8.4 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium6.6
- CVSS
- 6.6CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:HAttack complexity- High
PR:HPrivileges required- High
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Weakness
- CWE-434 Arbitrary File Upload
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
Contact Form 7 contact-form-7
- Affected≤ 5.8.3
- Patched in5.8.4
Update to 5.8.4 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 5.8.3. Version 5.8.4 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Contact Form 7.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 5.8.4, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Contact Form 7 to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to István Márton.
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.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in Contact Form 7
All 10| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical9.8 | 6.2.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload 6.2 – 6.2.3Update to 6.2.4 | CVE-2026-114432 | |
| Critical9.8 | 6.2.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload 6.2 – 6.2.3Update to 6.2.4 | — | |
| Medium5.3 | Order Replay Vulnerability ≤6.0.5Update to 6.0.6 | CVE-2025-3247 | |
| Medium6.1 | Unauthenticated Open Redirect ≤5.9.4Update to 5.9.5 | CVE-2024-4704 | |
| Medium6.1 | Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ≤5.9Update to 5.9.2 | CVE-2024-2242 |
- Critical9.86.2.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
6.2 – 6.2.3Update to 6.2.4
- Critical9.86.2.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
6.2 – 6.2.3Update to 6.2.4
- Medium5.3Order Replay Vulnerability
≤6.0.5Update to 6.0.6
- Medium6.1Unauthenticated Open Redirect
≤5.9.4Update to 5.9.5
- Medium6.1Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
≤5.9Update to 5.9.2
Same weakness (Arbitrary File Upload)
All Arbitrary File Upload| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment User-Agent Header | CVE-2026-120688 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via File Upload via Public Form Submission | CVE-2026-125055 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter | CVE-2026-119077 | |
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter | CVE-2026-121518 |
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment User-Agent Header
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- Critical9.8Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter
ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System
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- Medium5.3Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter
Customer Reviews for WooCommerce
≤5.127.0Update to 5.128.0
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 6.6
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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