CVE-2025-14457
Published: 15 January 2026
Summary
CVE-2025-14457 is a low-severity Missing Authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability in Codedropz Contact Form 7. Its CVSS base score is 3.7 (Low).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 24.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Likely Mitigating ControlsAI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Requiring an access control policy ensures authorization checks are defined and applied for critical functions.
Reviews of access controls detect missing authorization checks on critical functions or resources.
Documenting permitted unauthenticated actions prevents missing authorization by making all exceptions explicit and subject to organizational review.
Requiring attribute association with information prevents authorization from being performed without necessary security or privacy context.
Mandating authorization prior to allowing remote connections addresses missing authorization for remote access.
Mandating authorization before wireless connections are allowed prevents missing authorization for wireless access.
The control requires authorization before allowing mobile device connections, directly mitigating missing authorization for system access.
Requiring approvals for account creation and specifying authorizations ensures authorization is not missing for system access.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Missing authorization in public-facing WordPress plugin enables unauthenticated network exploitation for arbitrary file deletion.
NVD Description
The Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing ownership check in the dnd_codedropz_upload_delete() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.9.2. This…
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makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary uploaded files when the "Send attachments as links" setting is enabled.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-14457 is a vulnerability in the Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 1.3.9.2. It stems from a missing ownership check in the dnd_codedropz_upload_delete() function, leading to unauthorized modification of data and classified under CWE-862 (Missing Authorization). The issue enables unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary uploaded files specifically when the "Send attachments as links" setting is enabled. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 3.7 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N), reflecting low severity with network accessibility but high attack complexity and limited integrity impact.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this over the network without user interaction or privileges required. By invoking the vulnerable function without proper ownership validation, they can target and delete any uploaded files accessible via the plugin when the specified setting is active, potentially disrupting file-dependent workflows on affected WordPress sites.
Mitigation details are outlined in the WordPress plugin trac changeset 3428236 and Wordfence threat intelligence advisory at https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1a182243-b24a-4c46-8b65-6b38d8509a51?source=cve, which cover the patch implementation and additional remediation guidance.
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