Is contact-form-7 (WordPress plugin) vulnerable?

WordPress contact-form-7 has 6 known advisories in the phpwarden feed, 1 actively exploited. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28.

6advisories
2critical
1on CISA KEV
0no fix recorded
CVETitleSeverityCVSSAffectedFixed in
CVE-2020-35489 KEVUnrestricted file upload via unsanitised filenames (double extension)critical10.0<5.3.25.3.2
CVE-2018-20979The contact-form-7 plugin before 5.0.4 for WordPress has privilege escalation because of capability_type mishandling in register_post_type.critical9.8<5.0.45.0.4
CVE-2023-6449The Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient file type validation in the 'validate' fmedium6.6<5.8.45.8.4
CVE-2024-2242The Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘active-tab’ parameter in all versions up tomedium6.1<5.9.25.9.2
CVE-2024-4704The Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin before 5.9.5 has an open redirect that allows an attacker to utilize a false URL and redirect to the URLmedium6.1<5.9.55.9.5
CVE-2025-3247The Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Order Replay in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.5 via the 'wpcf7_stripe_skipmedium5.3<6.0.66.0.6

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