CVE-2022-0595 Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload - Contact Form 7 < 1.3.6.3 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS
Unauthenticated attackers can upload malicious SVG files to trigger stored cross-site scripting in the Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-0595?
CVE-2022-0595 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload – Contact Form 7, published on 28 Mar 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload WordPress plugin before 1.3.6.3 allows SVG files to be uploaded by default via the dnd_codedropz_upload AJAX action, which could lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0595?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Codedropz Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload - Contact Form 7.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0595?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0595 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2022-0595 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-0595 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload – Contact Form 7
- CVE-2020-12800 File upload in n/a
- CVE-2025-2328 Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 <= 1.3.8.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion
- CVE-2025-3515 File upload in Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7
- CVE-2023-5822 Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload - Contact Form 7 <= 1.3.7.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2025-2485 Deserialization in Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hr6r-r632-pjw9.