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CVE-2024-6317: Generate PDF using Contact Form 7 <= 4.1.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Deletion

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-07-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The Generate PDF using Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Upload in versions up to, and including, 4.1.2. This is due to missing nonce validation and the plugin not properly validating a file or its path prior to deleting it in the 'wp_cf7_pdf_dashboard_html_page' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files, including the wp-config.php file, which can make site takeover and remote code execution possible via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Affected products

• Generate PDF using Contact Form 7: before 4.1.3 — fixed in 4.1.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Generate PDF using Contact Form 7 4.1.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/generate-pdf-using-contact-form-7/tags/4.0.6/inc/templates/cf7-pdf-generation.admin.html.php#L74
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3146943/generate-pdf-using-contact-form-7
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/455b9695-e140-4bdb-b626-5c1695518563?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/generate-pdf-using-contact-form-7/tags/4.0.6/inc/templates/cf7-pdf-generation.admin.html.php#L74
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/455b9695-e140-4bdb-b626-5c1695518563?source=cve

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