CVE-2026-32496: WordPress Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 plugin <= 1.2.9 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-03-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Improper 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.

Affected products

NYSL Spam Protect for Contact Form 7: through <= 1.2.9

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-contact-form-7-spam-blocker/vulnerability/wordpress-spam-protect-for-contact-form-7-plugin-1-2-9-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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