CVE-2020-35489
CRITICAL
10
CVSS Score
Published: December 17, 2020 at 06:16 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:13 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorContact Form 7
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Severity
CRITICAL10
Exploit prediction
EPSS 89%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Contact Form 7· Rocklobsterwordpress-plugin
95%v < 5.3.2
Affected range stops below 5.3.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://contactform7.com/2020/12/17/contact-form-7-532/x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/#developersx_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.getastra.com/blog/911/plugin-exploit/contact-form-7-unrestricted-file-upload/x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.jinsonvarghese.com/unrestricted-file-upload-in-contact-form-7/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-434
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