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CVE-2020-35489 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:10 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://contactform7.com/2020/12/17/contact-form-7-532/ CVEVendor Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/#developers CVERelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10508 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://www.getastra.com/blog/911/plugin-exploit/contact-form-7-unrestricted-file-upload/ CVEThird Party Advisory
https://www.jinsonvarghese.com/unrestricted-file-upload-in-contact-form-7/ CVEThird Party Advisory

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
rocklobster contact form 7
< 5.3.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:rocklobster:contact_form_7:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-35489
NVD Published Date:
Dec 17, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2020-35489 Details - Not Deferred