CVE-2020-35489

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    CVE-2020-35489

    Published: 17 Dec 2020Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The contact-form-7 (aka Contact Form 7) plugin before 5.3.2 for WordPress allows Unrestricted File Upload and remote code execution because a filename may contain special characters.

    References: https://contactform7.com/2020/12/17/contact-form-7-532/, https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/#developers, https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10508, https://www.getastra.com/blog/911/plugin-exploit/contact-form-7-unrestricted-file-upload/, https://www.jinsonvarghese.com/unrestricted-file-upload-in-contact-form-7/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -ab6e1a2c7fd4b4c2e351d43b9dc4faa8c1bc8bf9

    Affected versions

    v5.2.2
    v5.2.1
    v5.2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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