Path traversal in CRM Perks Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Copy via the create_entry_el() function in versions up to, and including, 1.5.1. The function reads raw_value from Elementor Pro's Form_Record object for upload-type fields and passes it directly to PHP's copy() without validating that the value corresponds to a legitimately uploaded file — when no file is present in $_FILES, raw_value reflects the attacker-controlled POST string. copy() accepts both local filesystem paths and URL sources, so the attacker can target any file readable by the PHP process or supply an attacker-controlled remote URL. Elementor Pro is a prerequisite for triggering the code path (it owns the elementor_pro/forms/new_record hook and populates the Form_Record object), but the bug itself is entirely in Contact Form Entries' handler. This could allow unauthenticated attackers to disclose arbitrary files on the affected site's server. The file is copied to a directory unknown to the attacker; the hashed directory name provides defense-in-depth but is generated from non-cryptographic sources (uniqid() + rand()) and should not be relied upon as the primary mitigation.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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-2026-9145
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hhr7-mvm5-p73g
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2ccadf7c-b628-43b6-a6b0-828ca31ff9cc?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-form-entries/tags/1.5.1/contact-form-entries.php#L1380
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-form-entries/tags/1.5.1/contact-form-entries.php#L640
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-form-entries/tags/1.5.1/contact-form-entries.php#L641
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-form-entries/tags/1.5.1/contact-form-entries.php#L651
More CRM Perks vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-03317 Contact Form Entries < 1.3.0 - CSV Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-07358 Contact Form Entries < 1.1.7 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-02368 Integration for Contact Form 7 and Zoho CRM, Bigin < 1.2.4 - Admin+ SQLi CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2024-20222 WordPress CRM Perks Forms plugin <= 1.1.4 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-06726 Deserialization of untrusted data in CRM Perks Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-07024 Deserialization of untrusted data in CRM Perks Integration for Google Sheets and Contact… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-9145 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-9145 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hhr7-mvm5-p73g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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