Unauthenticated arbitrary file write via upload path traversal
Published Mar 1, 2023 · Updated Mar 5, 2025
Relative path traversal in CodeDropz Drag & Drop Multiple File Upload PRO - Contact Form 7 5.0.6.1 allows remote attackers to write files. The admin-ajax.php upload handler uses an attacker-controlled upload path without neutralizing ../ sequences, allowing the server to resolve destinations outside the intended upload directory. No WordPress account is required; a reachable plugin upload form and its form nonce let an attacker place a chosen file anywhere writable by the web server account.
Summary
What happened
Relative path traversal in CodeDropz Drag & Drop Multiple File Upload PRO - Contact Form 7 5.0.6.1 allows remote attackers to write files. The admin-ajax.php upload handler uses an attacker-controlled upload path without neutralizing ../ sequences, allowing the server to resolve destinations outside the intended upload directory. No WordPress account is required; a reachable plugin upload form and its form nonce let an attacker place a chosen file anywhere writable by the web server account.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-1112
- Published
- Mar 1, 2023
- Updated
- Mar 5, 2025
- Vendor
- CodeDropz
- Product
- Drag & Drop Multiple File Upload PRO - Contact Form 7
- Classifications
- CWE-23, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 1, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 5, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=5.0.6.1
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Public exploit references
- Drag-and-Drop-Multiple-File-Uploader-PRO-Path-Traversalfunctional · demonstrated
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