# CVE-2023-1112: Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload Contact Form 7 admin-ajax.php path traversal

> Remote attackers can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the admin-ajax.php file to read or modify arbitrary files on the server.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 5 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g3pm-pxcj-98ph

## What is CVE-2023-1112?

CVE-2023-1112 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload Contact Form 7, published on 1 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload Contact Form 7 5.0.6.1 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file admin-ajax.php. The manipulation of the argument upload_name leads to relative path traversal. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-222072.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory), CWE-23 (Relative Path Traversal)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1112?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Codedropz Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload - Contact Form 7.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1112?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1112 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1112 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1112 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Drag and Drop Multiple File Uploader PRO - Contact Form 7 v5.0.6.1 Path Traversal (CVE-2023-1112) (github_poc): https://github.com/Nickguitar/Drag-and-Drop-Multiple-File-Uploader-PRO-Path-Traversal

## Other vulnerabilities in Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload Contact Form 7

- [CVE-2020-12800](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12800/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-2328](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2328/): Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 <= 1.3.8.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-3515](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-3515/): File upload in Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-5822](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5822/): Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload - Contact Form 7 <= 1.3.7.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2025-2485](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2485/): Deserialization in Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1112 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1112 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload Contact Form 7, published on 1 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1112 exists.

Affected product: Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload Contact Form 7. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1112/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1112/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1112
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1112
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1112

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1112/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.