# CVE-2024-37555: WordPress Generate PDF using Contact Form 7 plugin <= 4.1.2 - CSRF to Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability

> Attackers can upload malicious files via CSRF, potentially leading to remote code execution on WordPress sites using this plugin.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-87hq-g7fx-6x68

## What is CVE-2024-37555?

CVE-2024-37555 is a critical vulnerability in ZealousWeb Generate PDF using Contact Form 7, published on 9 Jul 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in ZealousWeb Generate PDF using Contact Form 7 generate-pdf-using-contact-form-7.This issue affects Generate PDF using Contact Form 7: from n/a through <= 4.1.2.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37555?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Zealousweb Generate Pdf Using Contact Form 7.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-37555?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-37555 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-37555 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37555 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ZealousWeb Generate PDF using Contact Form 7

- [CVE-2024-6316](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6316/): Generate PDF using Contact Form 7 <= 4.1.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Upload (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-6317](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6317/): Generate PDF using Contact Form 7 <= 4.1.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Deletion (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-3070](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3070/): Generate PDF using Contact Form 7 < 3.6 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-37555 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-37555 is a critical vulnerability in ZealousWeb Generate PDF using Contact Form 7, published on 9 Jul 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37555 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ZealousWeb Generate PDF using 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-2024-37555/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37555/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-37555
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37555
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-37555

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37555/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.