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A high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2025-2485) has been identified in the WordPress Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 plugin. This flaw allows attackers to upload malicious files due to improper file handling.
How to Detect?
1. Detection via WordPress Dashboard:
- Navigate to Plugins in the WordPress admin panel.
- Locate the Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 plugin.
- Check the version number below the plugin name.
- Vulnerable if version ≤ 1.3.8.7
- Patched if version ≥ 1.3.8.8
2. One-Liner Detection Command (WP-CLI):
wp plugin list --field=version --format=csv | grep drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-contact-form-7
– Affected Output Example:
drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-contact-form-7,1.3.8.5
– Unaffected Output Example:
drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-contact-form-7,1.3.8.9
How to Mitigate?
1. Update the Plugin Immediately
- Manually update via WordPress Dashboard:
- Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins.
- Click Update Now on the affected plugin.
2. Mitigation via WP-CLI (Linux/Windows WSL):
wp plugin update drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-contact-form-7
– Verify Update:
wp plugin get drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-contact-form-7 --field=version
You Should Know:
Manual File Upload Security Check (Linux):
<h1>Check file permissions in WordPress uploads directory</h1>
find /var/www/html/wp-content/uploads -type f -perm 777 -exec ls -la {} \;
<h1>Scan for suspicious PHP files</h1>
find /var/www/html -name "*.php" -exec grep -l "eval(" {} \;
Block Malicious Uploads via .htaccess:
<FilesMatch ".(php|php5|phtml|pl|py|jsp|asp|sh|cgi)$"> Order Deny,Allow Deny from all
Log Monitoring for Suspicious Activity:
<h1>Monitor Apache logs for upload attempts</h1> tail -f /var/log/apache2/access.log | grep "POST /wp-content/plugins/drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-contact-form-7"
What Undercode Say:
This vulnerability highlights the risks of improper file upload handling in WordPress plugins. Always:
– Keep plugins updated.
– Restrict file upload permissions.
– Monitor server logs for unusual activity.
– Use security plugins like Wordfence or Sucuri.
Expected Output:
drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-contact-form-7,1.3.8.9
Reference: vulns.space
References:
Reported By: Vulns Space – Hackers Feeds
Extra Hub: Undercode MoN
Basic Verification: Pass ✅
