CVE-2026-5364 PUBLISHED

Drag and Drop File Upload for Contact Form 7 <= 1.1.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via sanitize_file_name Bypass

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 01.04.2026 Published: 24.04.2026 Updated: 24.04.2026

The Drag and Drop File Upload for Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file upload in versions up to, and including, 1.1.3. This is due to the plugin extracting the file extension before sanitization occurs and allowing the file type parameter to be controlled by the attacker rather than being restricted to administrator-configured values, which when combined with the fact that validation occurs on the unsanitized extension while the file is saved with a sanitized extension, allows special characters like '$' to be stripped during the save process. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary PHP files and potentially achieve remote code execution, however, an .htaccess file and name randomization is in place which restricts real-world exploitability.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 8.1

Product Status

Vendor addonsorg
Product Drag and Drop File Upload for Contact Form 7
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 1.1.3 (incl.)

Credits

  • Thomas Sanzey finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type CWE