Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 <= 1.3.9.0 — Directory Traversal via `wpcf7_guest_user_id` Cookie
CVE-2025-8464Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.3.9.0Update to 1.3.9.1 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium5.3
- CVSS
- 5.3CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:NConfidentiality- None
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:NAvailability- None
- Weakness
- CWE-23 Relative Path Traversal
- Required access
- No account needed
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-contact-form-7
- Affected≤ 1.3.9.0
- Patched in1.3.9.1
Update to 1.3.9.1 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.3.9.0. Version 1.3.9.1 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
- No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.
What to do
- Update to version 1.3.9.1, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Thien Tran.
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.
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
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All 20| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution <1.3.9.9Update to 1.3.9.9 | CVE-2026-18781 | |
| Medium4.4 | Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting <1.3.9.9Update to 1.3.9.9 | CVE-2026-14325 | |
| Medium4.4 | Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'drag_n_drop_text' and 'drag_n_drop_browse_text' Settings ≤1.3.9.7Update to 1.3.9.8 | CVE-2026-8991 | |
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤1.3.9.7Update to 1.3.9.8 | CVE-2026-49055 | |
| High8.1 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via Non-ASCII Filename Blacklist Bypass ≤1.3.9.7Update to 1.3.9.8 | CVE-2026-5718 |
- Critical9.8Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution
<1.3.9.9Update to 1.3.9.9
- Medium4.4Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
<1.3.9.9Update to 1.3.9.9
- Medium4.4Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'drag_n_drop_text' and 'drag_n_drop_browse_text' Settings
≤1.3.9.7Update to 1.3.9.8
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤1.3.9.7Update to 1.3.9.8
- High8.1Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via Non-ASCII Filename Blacklist Bypass
≤1.3.9.7Update to 1.3.9.8
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 5.3
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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