Security advisory

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  "id": "bfdff26a5eca8ea6c2d1f1faddecca01449f30b73a2318389f6a82d6587164f7",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-35489",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2020-35489",
    "summary": "The contact-form-7 (aka Contact Form 7) plugin before 5.3.2 for WordPress allows Unrestricted File Upload and remote code execution because a filename may contain special characters.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-35489",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2020-35489",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2020-35489"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/rocklobster-in/contact-form-7",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "ab6e1a2c7fd4b4c2e351d43b9dc4faa8c1bc8bf9"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:rocklobster:contact_form_7:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "5.3.2"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "v5.2.2",
            "v5.2.1",
            "v5.2",
            "v5.1.9",
            "v5.1.8",
            "v5.1.7",
            "v5.1.6"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-35489.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:58.282392913Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://contactform7.com/2020/12/17/contact-form-7-532/",
        "https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/#developers",
        "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10508",
        "https://www.getastra.com/blog/911/plugin-exploit/contact-form-7-unrestricted-file-upload/",
        "https://www.jinsonvarghese.com/unrestricted-file-upload-in-contact-form-7/"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2020-35489",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 439047,
  "published_at": "2020-12-17T19:15:14.353+00:00"
}