CVE-2026-5718: Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 <= 1.3.9.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via Non-ASCII Filename Blacklist Bypass
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 33/100)
- A ready-made attack module is public (Nuclei); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
- Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 4.1% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 90.9% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
- Fixed version: glenwpcoder Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 1.3.9.7.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to glenwpcoder Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 1.3.9.7 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
The Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file upload in versions up to, and including, 1.3.9.7. This is due to insufficient file type validation that occurs when custom blacklist types are configured, which replaces the default dangerous extension denylist instead of merging with it, and the wpcf7_antiscript_file_name() sanitization function being bypassed for filenames containing non-ASCII characters. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files, such as PHP files, to the server, which can be leveraged to achieve remote code execution. The vulnerability was originally reported by Leonid Semenenko (lsemenenko) and partially patched in version 1.3.9.7. A bypass for the patch was separately discovered and reported by Nguyen Hung (Mitchell).
- Published
- Apr 17, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 4.1% · 90th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-434
Report tools
Action score
33
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 32 / 40 · 8.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 4.1%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · Wordfence
- 8.1
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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Noroxi analysis
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Wordfence). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
glenwpcoder Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7
- up to and including 1.3.9.7affected · semver
Same product
glenwpcoder: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-3459Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 <= 1.3.9.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload32Monitor
- CVE-2026-5710Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 <= 1.3.9.6 - Unauthenticated Limited Arbitrary File Read via mfile Field30Monitor
- CVE-2025-14842Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload – Contact Form 7 <= 1.3.9.2 - Unauthenticated Limited Arbitrary File Upload24Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2025-8464Aug 16, 2025 · Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 <= 1.3.9.0 - Directory Traversal via `wpcf7_guest_user_id` Cookie21Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-8991Jun 6, 2026 · Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 <= 1.3.9.7 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'drag_n_drop_text' and 'drag_n17Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| glenwpcoder Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 | 1.3.9.7 · description | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Nuclei detection template ×1
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×4
Noroxi does not host or link to exploit code. Metasploit module names and Nuclei template ids are shown (names, not code); Exploit-DB entries and PoC repositories are given as counts only.
| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei detection template | Nuclei template CVE-2026-5718 | — |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:1 | 2026-05-08 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:1 | 2026-05-12 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2026-05-26 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2026-06-10 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoC+20 d
- TodayNov 10, 2026+207 d
No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- Leonid Semenenkofinder
- Nguyen Hungfinder
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-345943 days apartDrag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 <= 1.3.9.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload32Monitor
- CVE-2025-14842100 days apartDrag and Drop Multiple File Upload – Contact Form 7 <= 1.3.9.2 - Unauthenticated Limited Arbitrary File Upload24Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-434 · Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous TypeCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-contact-form-7/tags/1.3.9.6/inc/dnd-upload-cf7.php#L883
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-contact-form-7/tags/1.3.9.6/inc/dnd-upload-cf7.php#L970
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-contact-form-7/tags/1.3.9.6/inc/dnd-upload-cf7.php#L987
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3508522/drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-contact-form-7
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3548901/
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/38f95d40-a6d4-429c-9872-9d2531e942eb?source=cve
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.