The Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before 6.2.4 does not validate the type or extension of files uploaded through a
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 6.2.4 soon.
Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 08:05 UTC
Rated High by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- Patch
- Available – fixed in 6.2.4
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 7 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Contact Form 7 (WordPress plugin) to 6.2.4.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Form 7 | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade the Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin to version 6.2.4 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Until upgraded, restrict directory listing and disable execution of uploaded files in the uploads directory via web server configuration to reduce risk.
Description
The Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin versions before 6.2.4 contain a vulnerability where the plugin does not validate the type or extension of files uploaded through form file fields. Additionally, a flaw in the temporary-file cleanup process leaves uploaded files on disk. This allows unauthenticated users to upload arbitrary files to the site. On certain server configurations, such as stock Debian or Ubuntu Apache setups that list directory contents and map .phar files to the PHP handler, this can lead to remote code execution. On other configurations, including nginx and Apache with .htaccess overrides, the impact is limited to arbitrary files being written to the uploads directory, which may still be served as active content like HTML or SVG from the site's origin.