CVE-2020-35489
The contact-form-7 (aka Contact Form 7) plugin before 5.3.2 for WordPress allows Unrestricted...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-35489- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-35489- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-23160 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2020-23160- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j93q-24g6-27r6 No score
The contact-form-7 (aka Contact Form 7) plugin before 5.3.2 for WordPress allows Unrestricted...
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.
- Record
GHSA-j93q-24g6-27r6- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-35489- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | dn9uy3n/Check-WP-CVE-2020-35489 | 2020-12-24 |
| PoC in GitHub | X0UCYB3R/Check-WP-CVE-2020-35489 | 2021-04-22 |
| PoC in GitHub | reneoliveirajr/wp_CVE-2020-35489_checker | 2023-05-31 |
| PoC in GitHub | Cappricio-Securities/CVE-2020-35489 | 2024-05-19 |
| PoC in GitHub | elabod1/SOC-wordpress-compromise-report | 2026-11-07 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploits, facts | PoC in GitHub | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-35489 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Rocklobster Contact Form 7, published December 17, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 89.3%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7
getastra.com/blog/911/plugin-exploit/contact-form-7-unrestricted-file-upload
contactform7.com/2020/12/17/contact-form-7-532
wpscan.com/vulnerability/10508
jinsonvarghese.com/unrestricted-file-upload-in-contact-form-7
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35489
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j93q-24g6-27r6