Security Resilience

CVE-2024-12267

Path Traversal in Codedropz Drag And Drop Multiple File Upload - Contact Form 7 ≤ 1.3.8.6

Path Traversal
Published
31 January 2025
Modified
11 August 2025
Patch / advisory
View advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 5.3
Click a component to see what it means
Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0033 24th percentile
Risk Priority 45 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2024-12267 is a medium-severity External Control of File Name or Path (CWE-73) vulnerability in Codedropz Drag And Drop Multiple File Upload - Contact Form 7. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique NTDS (T1003.003); ranked at the 24th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and AC-3 (Access Enforcement) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2024-12267 affects the Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload – Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress, impacting all versions up to and including 1.3.8.5. The vulnerability stems from insufficient file path validation in the dnd_codedropz_upload_delete() function, enabling limited arbitrary file deletion. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) and is associated with CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path).

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this issue remotely with low complexity and no privileges required. Successful exploitation allows deletion of limited arbitrary files on the server, though critical files such as wp-config.php cannot be targeted, preventing escalation to remote code execution.

Advisories reference a patch in the plugin's Trac changeset 3231973, which updates the dnd-upload-cf7.php file to address the validation flaw. Wordfence threat intelligence provides further details on the vulnerability at their dedicated page.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A06:2025 Insecure Design

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

The Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload – Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to limited arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the dnd_codedropz_upload_delete() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.8.5. This…

more

makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete limited arbitrary files on the server. It is not possible to delete files like wp-config.php that would make RCE possible.

CWE(s)
CWE-73

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1003.003 NTDS Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access or create a copy of the Active Directory domain database in order to steal credential information, as well as obtain other information about domain members such as devices, users, and access rights.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.005 Cached Domain Credentials Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access cached domain credentials used to allow authentication to occur in the event a domain controller is unavailable.
attack.mitre.org →
T1005 Data from Local System Collection
Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.
attack.mitre.org →
T1007 System Service Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may try to gather information about registered local system services.
attack.mitre.org →
T1010 Application Window Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of open application windows.
attack.mitre.org →
T1012 Query Registry Discovery
Adversaries may interact with the Windows Registry to gather information about the system, configuration, and installed software.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-1112Same product: Codedropz Drag And Drop Multiple File Upload - Contact Form 7
CVE-2025-2485Same product: Codedropz Drag And Drop Multiple File Upload - Contact Form 7
CVE-2023-5822Same product: Codedropz Drag And Drop Multiple File Upload - Contact Form 7
CVE-2020-12800Same product: Codedropz Drag And Drop Multiple File Upload - Contact Form 7
CVE-2025-2328Same product: Codedropz Drag And Drop Multiple File Upload - Contact Form 7
CVE-2025-3515Same product: Codedropz Drag And Drop Multiple File Upload - Contact Form 7
CVE-2024-3717Same product: Codedropz Drag And Drop Multiple File Upload - Contact Form 7
CVE-2023-1282Same product: Codedropz Drag And Drop Multiple File Upload - Contact Form 7
CVE-2025-4603Same product class: WordPress / CMS plugin
CVE-2024-13922Same product class: WordPress / CMS plugin

Affected Assets

codedropz
drag and drop multiple file upload - contact form 7
≤ 1.3.8.6

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

—

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

—

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

—

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V5.3.2

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match

Input validation directly rejects or sanitizes untrusted path strings before they reach filesystem operations.

AC-3 Access Enforcement partial match

Enforces authorization checks on the actual resource accessed, blocking unauthorized files even when a malicious path is supplied.

AC-6 Least Privilege partial match

Least-privilege limits the set of files or directories any subject can affect, shrinking the blast radius of a path-control flaw.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.AA-05 partial match
blocks

Least-privilege file authorization directly limits damage from externally controlled paths.

PR.PS-06 partial match
blocks

Secure SDLC practices include input validation and path sanitization that eliminate this weakness.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.5.14 Information transfer partial match
removes
A.5.15 Access control partial match
removes
A.5.16 Identity management partial match
removes
A.5.17 Authentication information partial match
removes
A.5.18 Access rights partial match
removes
A.8.10 Information deletion partial match
removes

References