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.
CVE-2023-5822
This critical-severity CVE scores 9.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 1.8%, top 24% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 9.8
- EG Score
- 9.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- 49(Track)EG Risk 49/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity98% × 45%Exploitation2% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 76.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
November 22, 2023
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (10)
- security@wordfencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-contact-form-7/tags/1.3.7.2/inc/dnd-upload-cf7.php#L828
- security@wordfencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-contact-form-7/tags/1.3.7.2/inc/dnd-upload-cf7.php#L855
- security@wordfencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-contact-form-7/tags/1.3.7.2/inc/dnd-upload-cf7.php#L904
- security@wordfencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2987252%40drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-contact-form-7%2Ftrunk&old=2968538%40drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-contact-form-7%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- security@wordfencehttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1b3be300-5b7f-4844-8637-1bb8c939ed4c?source=cve
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-contact-form-7/tags/1.3.7.2/inc/dnd-upload-cf7.php#L828
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-contact-form-7/tags/1.3.7.2/inc/dnd-upload-cf7.php#L855
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-contact-form-7/tags/1.3.7.2/inc/dnd-upload-cf7.php#L904
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2987252%40drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-contact-form-7%2Ftrunk&old=2968538%40drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-contact-form-7%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1b3be300-5b7f-4844-8637-1bb8c939ed4c?source=cve
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