Reported vulnerability
Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms <= 1.5.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Copy/Upload via Elementor Pro Form Upload Field 'raw_value'
Published 1 Jul 2026
Updated 2 Jul 2026
CVE-2026-9145
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Wordfence advisory
medium · CVSS 6.5The Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Copy via the create_entry_el() function in versions up to, and including, 1.5.1. The function reads raw_value from Elementor Pro's Form_Record object for upload-type fields and passes it directly to PHP's copy() without validating that the value corresponds to a legitimately uploaded file — when no file is present in $_FILES, raw_value reflects the attacker-controlled POST string. copy() accepts both local filesystem paths and URL sources, so the attacker can target any file readable by the PHP process or supply an attacker-controlled remote URL. Elementor Pro is a prerequisite for triggering the code path (it owns the elementor_pro/forms/new_record hook and populates the Form_Record object), but the bug itself is entirely in Contact Form Entries' handler. This could allow unauthenticated attackers to disclose arbitrary files on the affected site's server. The file is copied to a directory unknown to the attacker; the hashed directory name provides defense-in-depth but is generated from non-cryptographic sources (uniqid() + rand()) and should not be relied upon as the primary mitigation.
Severity vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms
- Software
- plugin · contact-form-entries
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, through 1.5.1
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 1.5.2
Recommended action
Update to version 1.5.2, or a newer patched version
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Which versions of Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms are affected?
Wordfence lists these affected versions: Start version unspecified, through 1.5.1. Use the version checker above to compare your installed release with this report.
Is a fix available for Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms?
Wordfence reports a fix for this issue in Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms. It lists these fixed versions: 1.5.2. Back up your website and test the recommended update before applying it to your live site.
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Other reports for the same product
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- Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms <= 1.5.4 - Authenticated (Authenticated+) SQL InjectionUpdated 15 Aug 2026
- Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms <= 1.5.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site ScriptingUpdated 14 Jul 2026
- Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms <= 1.5.2 - Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingUpdated 29 Jul 2026
- Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms <= 1.5.1 - Unauthenticated PHP Object InjectionUpdated 29 Jul 2026
- Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms <= 1.5.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via CF7 File Field POST ValueUpdated 20 Jun 2026