WordPress Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 plugin <= 1.2.9 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-32496
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerPatchstack
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-03-25 17:17:01 UTC
Updated2026-03-30 13:27:12 UTC
DescriptionImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in NYSL Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 wp-contact-form-7-spam-blocker allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Spam Protect for Contact Form 7: from n/a through <= 1.2.9.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.7 MEDIUM from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

EPSS: 0.000550000 probability, percentile 0.172230000 (date 2026-04-01)

Problem Types: CWE-22 | CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED6.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary6.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA NYSL Spam Protect For Contact Form 7 affected n/a <= 1.2.9 custom Not specified

References

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patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-contact-form-7-spam-blocker/vuln... [email protected] patchstack.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Andrea Bocchetti | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program (en)

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