Redirection for Contact Form 7 <= 3.2.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Redirection for Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the delete_associated_files function in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-8141
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4gq8-hh5j-hgxj
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
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Sources
- CVE-2025-8141 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-8141 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4gq8-hh5j-hgxj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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