# CVE-2020-35489: The contact-form-7 (aka Contact Form 7) plugin before 5.3.2 for WordPress allows Unrestricted File Upload and remote code execution because

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 4 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2020-12-17 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/#developers
- https://www.getastra.com/blog/911/plugin-exploit/contact-form-7-unrestricted-file-upload/
- https://contactform7.com/2020/12/17/contact-form-7-532/
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10508
- https://www.jinsonvarghese.com/unrestricted-file-upload-in-contact-form-7/
- https://github.com/Cappricio-Securities/CVE-2020-35489
- https://github.com/X0UCYB3R/Check-WP-CVE-2020-35489
- https://github.com/dn9uy3n/Check-WP-CVE-2020-35489
- https://github.com/reneoliveirajr/wp_CVE-2020-35489_checker

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