CRITICAL
The contact-form-7 (aka Contact Form 7) plugin before 5.3.2 for WordPress allows Unrestricted File Upload and remote code execution because a filename may contain special characters
Published Dec 17, 2020
10.0
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 89.28%
Description
The contact-form-7 (aka Contact Form 7) plugin before 5.3.2 for WordPress allows Unrestricted File Upload and remote code execution because a filename may contain special characters.
Affected products
No data.
- < 5.3.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
89.28% 0.89280
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.89280
Score over time
2021-2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (27 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 89.28% (0.89280) | 99.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 89.27% (0.89267) | 99.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 88.01% (0.88014) | 99.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 90.11% (0.90113) | 99.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 79.91% (0.79905) | 99.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 90.11% (0.90113) | 99.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 15.91% (0.15907) | 95.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.08% (0.05077) | 93.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 23, 2024 | 5.49% (0.05490) | 93.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 81.73% (0.81728) | 98.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2024 | 85.05% (0.85054) | 98.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 6, 2023 | 88.43% (0.88428) | 98.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 91.90% (0.91898) | 98.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 24, 2023 | 92.58% (0.92577) | 98.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 92.30% (0.92295) | 98.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 93.24% (0.93242) | 98.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 15, 2023 | 93.74% (0.93740) | 98.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2023 | 94.14% (0.94139) | 98.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 94.80% (0.94800) | 98.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 20, 2023 | 90.33% (0.90334) | 98.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 90.86% (0.90859) | 98.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 69.87% (0.69867) | 99.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 69.87% (0.69867) | 98.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 11.16% (0.11165) | 88.15th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 11.16% (0.11165) | 88.00th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 11.16% (0.11165) | 95.43th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 11.16% (0.11165) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- https://contactform7.com/2020/12/17/contact-form-7-532/ x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/#developers x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10508 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.getastra.com/blog/911/plugin-exploit/contact-form-7-unrestricted-file-upload/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.jinsonvarghese.com/unrestricted-file-upload-in-contact-form-7/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://contactform7.com/2020/12/17/contact-form-7-532/ | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/#developers | x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory | |
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10508 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.getastra.com/blog/911/plugin-exploit/contact-form-7-unrestricted-file-upload/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.jinsonvarghese.com/unrestricted-file-upload-in-contact-form-7/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 17, 2020
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Reserved Dec 17, 2020
Link CVE-2020-35489
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a