8.1
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-6455
WP Contact Form 7 DB Handler <= 3.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Deletion via 'contact_form' Parameter
Description

The WP Contact Form 7 DB Handler plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery leading to Arbitrary File Deletion via SQL Injection and PHP Object Injection in versions up to and including 3.0. This is due to a missing nonce verification in the process_bulk_action() function, the nonce check is only executed when _wpnonce is present in the POST body, allowing it to be trivially bypassed by omitting the field, combined with the use of an unsanitized, unparameterized user-supplied value in a numeric SQL context (WHERE ID = $ID) and the unsafe deserialization of the query result's post_content field. An attacker can craft a CSRF page that tricks a logged-in administrator into triggering a UNION-based SQL injection payload (using CHAR() to avoid esc_sql quote-escaping) that returns a malicious serialized PHP array as post_content; upon deserialization, array values associated with keys containing 'ys_cfdbh_file' are used as file paths appended to the uploads directory path without any path traversal validation, and then passed to wp_delete_file(), allowing the attacker to delete arbitrary files on the server (e.g., wp-config.php, system files).

INFO

Published Date :

May 28, 2026, 8:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

May 28, 2026, 8:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update the WP Contact Form 7 DB Handler plugin to a version that addresses CSRF, SQL injection, and PHP object injection vulnerabilities.
  • Update the WP Contact Form 7 DB Handler plugin.
  • Ensure nonce verification is strictly enforced.
  • Sanitize and validate all user inputs.
  • Avoid unsafe deserialization of data.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-6455 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    May. 28, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The WP Contact Form 7 DB Handler plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery leading to Arbitrary File Deletion via SQL Injection and PHP Object Injection in versions up to and including 3.0. This is due to a missing nonce verification in the process_bulk_action() function, the nonce check is only executed when _wpnonce is present in the POST body, allowing it to be trivially bypassed by omitting the field, combined with the use of an unsanitized, unparameterized user-supplied value in a numeric SQL context (WHERE ID = $ID) and the unsafe deserialization of the query result's post_content field. An attacker can craft a CSRF page that tricks a logged-in administrator into triggering a UNION-based SQL injection payload (using CHAR() to avoid esc_sql quote-escaping) that returns a malicious serialized PHP array as post_content; upon deserialization, array values associated with keys containing 'ys_cfdbh_file' are used as file paths appended to the uploads directory path without any path traversal validation, and then passed to wp_delete_file(), allowing the attacker to delete arbitrary files on the server (e.g., wp-config.php, system files).
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-352
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-contact-form-7-db-handler/tags/3.0/include/form-inner-page-class.php#L589
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-contact-form-7-db-handler/tags/3.0/include/form-inner-page-class.php#L605
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-contact-form-7-db-handler/tags/3.0/include/form-inner-page-class.php#L607
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-contact-form-7-db-handler/tags/3.0/include/form-inner-page-class.php#L615
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-contact-form-7-db-handler/trunk/include/form-inner-page-class.php#L589
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-contact-form-7-db-handler/trunk/include/form-inner-page-class.php#L605
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-contact-form-7-db-handler/trunk/include/form-inner-page-class.php#L607
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-contact-form-7-db-handler/trunk/include/form-inner-page-class.php#L615
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3520240%40wp-contact-form-7-db-handler&new=3520240%40wp-contact-form-7-db-handler&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
    Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/96cdba03-7385-4374-915d-061be0276a95?source=cve
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