# 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.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5w6x-jfff-5g7c

## 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 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5822?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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](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-2025-2485](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2485/): Deserialization in Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-1282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1282/): Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload PRO - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5822 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5822 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: glenwpcoder Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for 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-2023-5822/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5822/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5822
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5822
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5822

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5822/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.