CVE-2023-5822 Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload - Contact Form 7 <= 1.3.7.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
Unauthenticated attackers can upload arbitrary files leading to remote code execution if an editor configures the plugin with wildcard file types.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-5822?
CVE-2023-5822 is a high-severity vulnerability in glenwpcoder Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7, published on 22 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload - Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient file type validation in the 'dnd_upload_cf7_upload' function in versions up to, and including, 1.3.7.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible. This can be exploited if a user authorized to edit form, which means editor privileges or above, has added a 'multiple file upload' form field with '*' acceptable file types.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5822?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Codedropz Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload - Contact Form 7.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5822?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5822 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-5822 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5822 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in glenwpcoder Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for 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-2025-2485 Deserialization in Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7
- CVE-2023-1282 Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload PRO - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5w6x-jfff-5g7c.