CVE-2026-114432: Contact Form 7 6.2 - 6.2.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via Invalid UTF-8 Filename
- Is it exploited?
Reported, not confirmed by CISA. VulnCheck KEV lists it as exploited in the wild. CISA has not added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of .
VulnCheck KEV lists it since . It cites 1 public report, the first from .
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 0.5%
EPSS score, percentile 40.5 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
- How severe?
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS v3.1 base score, from CISA's enrichment of the record
- What should I do?
CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.
No patch or vendor advisory is listed in the CVE record. Check the vendor's advisories.
A public exploit is linked in the references.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- from 6.2 to before 6.2.4
Source: CISA KEV 2026.11.10, as of ; VulnCheck KEV, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.
Description
Contact Form 7 6.2 - 6.2.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via Invalid UTF-8 Filename
The Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before 6.2.4 does not validate the type or extension of files uploaded through a form file field, and a flaw in its temporary-file cleanup leaves the uploaded file on disk, allowing unauthenticated users to upload arbitrary files to the site. On a stock Debian or Ubuntu Apache configuration, which lists directory contents and maps .phar to the PHP handler, the stored file can be located and executed, leading to Remote Code Execution. On other configurations, including nginx and Apache with .htaccess overrides enabled, the issue is limited to an arbitrary file written into the uploads directory, which may still be served as active content such as HTML or SVG from the site's own origin.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
What to do
Advisories and patches
No patch, vendor advisory or mitigation is listed in the CVE record. Check the vendor's own security advisories for a fix, and compare your version with the affected versions below.
A public exploit is linked in the references.
This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.
Affected products and versions
Versions by product, as listed in the CVE record (1 product)
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | from 6.2 to before 6.2.4 |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
Weakness
CWE-434
- CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.
Timeline
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