CVE-2026-5364
Description
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.
Affected products
1- Range: <=1.1.3
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
10- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/drag-and-drop-file-upload-for-contact-form-7/tags/1.1.2/backend/index.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/drag-and-drop-file-upload-for-contact-form-7/tags/1.1.2/backend/index.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/drag-and-drop-file-upload-for-contact-form-7/tags/1.1.2/backend/index.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/drag-and-drop-file-upload-for-contact-form-7/tags/1.1.2/frontend/index.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/drag-and-drop-file-upload-for-contact-form-7/trunk/backend/index.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/drag-and-drop-file-upload-for-contact-form-7/trunk/backend/index.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/drag-and-drop-file-upload-for-contact-form-7/trunk/backend/index.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/drag-and-drop-file-upload-for-contact-form-7/trunk/frontend/index.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetnvd
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0548608d-17d5-46f4-9d64-6e3b0552bf9dnvd
News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 20, 2026 to April 26, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Apr 30, 2026