CVE-2020-35489

Description

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.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 90.37% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory contactform7.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/#developers third party advisory release notes
https://www.getastra.com/blog/911/plugin-exploit/contact-form-7-unrestricted-file-upload/ third party advisory
https://contactform7.com/2020/12/17/contact-form-7-532/ vendor advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10508 third party advisory
https://www.jinsonvarghese.com/unrestricted-file-upload-in-contact-form-7/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-35489?
CVE-2020-35489 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-35489?
To fix CVE-2020-35489, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-35489 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-35489 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~90% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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