# CVE-2025-8464: Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 <= 1.3.9.0 - Directory Traversal via `wpcf7_guest_user_id` Cookie

> Unauthenticated attackers can upload and delete files outside intended directories via a cookie in a WordPress plugin, though file type validation limits impact.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5972-7qfm-hj76

## What is CVE-2025-8464?

CVE-2025-8464 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in glenwpcoder Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7, published on 16 Aug 2025. 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 for Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.9.0 via the wpcf7_guest_user_id cookie. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload and delete files outside of the originally intended directory. The impact of this vulnerability is limited, as file types are validated and only safe ones can be uploaded, while deletion is limited to the plugin's uploads folder.

Weakness: CWE-23 (Relative Path Traversal)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8464?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-8464?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8464 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-8464 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8464 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-8464 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-8464 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in glenwpcoder Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7, published on 16 Aug 2025. 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-2025-8464 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-2025-8464/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8464/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8464
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8464
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-8464

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8464/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.