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Contact Form 7 Vulnerability History & Security Timeline

The Wordfence Intelligence dataset currently contains 8 vulnerability records associated with Contact Form 7, published between 2014 and 2025.

Dataset last synchronized: 2026-08-03 00:31:25 UTC

At a glance

Security Snapshot

8Total records
1Critical
1High
6Medium
0Low
0Informational
8Patched records
0Currently marked unpatched
2014-02-26First disclosure
2025-04-15Latest disclosure
7 of 8CVE coverage

Year-by-Year Timeline

YearRecordsRelative volume
201422 records
201811 records
202011 records
202311 records
202422 records
202511 records

Severity Breakdown

SeverityRecordsShare
Critical112.5%
High112.5%
Medium675%

Vulnerability-Type Breakdown

Other

3 records37.5%

First: 2014. Latest: 2025.

Arbitrary File Upload

3 records37.5%

First: 2014. Latest: 2023.

Missing Authorization

1 record12.5%

First: 2018. Latest: 2018.

Cross-Site Scripting

1 record12.5%

First: 2024. Latest: 2024.

Patch Status

Patched
8
Currently marked unpatched
0
Unknown status
0

Patch status reflects the latest successfully synchronized source dataset and must be checked against the installed version.

Latest Known Patched Versions

  • 6.0.6
  • 5.9.5
  • 5.9.2
  • 5.8.4
  • 5.3.2
  • 5.0.4
  • 3.5.3
  • 3.7.2

Affected-Version History

Ranges are deduplicated by source range record and shown with the associated disclosure and known patched versions.

Affected rangeVulnerabilityPublishedPatched versionSeverity
*-6.0.5Contact Form 7 <= 6.0.5 - Order Replay VulnerabilityApril 15, 20256.0.6Medium
*-5.9.4Contact Form 7 <= 5.9.4 - Unauthenticated Open RedirectJune 5, 20245.9.5Medium
*-5.9Contact Form 7 <= 5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingMarch 13, 20245.9.2Medium
*-5.8.3Contact Form 7 <= 5.8.3 - Authenticated (Editor+) Arbitrary File UploadNovember 30, 20235.8.4Medium
[*, 5.3.2)Contact Form 7 <= 5.3.1 - Arbitrary File Upload via BypassDecember 17, 20205.3.2High
[*, 5.0.4)Contact Form 7 <= 5.0.3 - Authorization BypassSeptember 4, 20185.0.4Medium
*-3.5.2Contact Form 7 <= 3.5.2 - Arbitrary File UploadAugust 1, 20143.5.3Critical
[*, 3.7.2)Contact Form 7 < 3.7.2 - CAPTCHA BypassFebruary 26, 20143.7.2Medium

Selected source records

Latest Records

MediumCVE-2025-3247

Contact Form 7 <= 6.0.5 - Order Replay Vulnerability

Published: April 15, 2025

Affected versions
*-6.0.5
Patched versions
6.0.6
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2024-4704

Contact Form 7 <= 5.9.4 - Unauthenticated Open Redirect

Published: June 5, 2024

Affected versions
*-5.9.4
Patched versions
5.9.5
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2024-2242

Contact Form 7 <= 5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Published: March 13, 2024

Affected versions
*-5.9
Patched versions
5.9.2
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2023-6449

Contact Form 7 <= 5.8.3 - Authenticated (Editor+) Arbitrary File Upload

Published: November 30, 2023

Affected versions
*-5.8.3
Patched versions
5.8.4
Original Wordfence record
HighCVE-2020-35489

Contact Form 7 <= 5.3.1 - Arbitrary File Upload via Bypass

Published: December 17, 2020

Affected versions
[*, 5.3.2)
Patched versions
5.3.2
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2018-20979

Contact Form 7 <= 5.0.3 - Authorization Bypass

Published: September 4, 2018

Affected versions
[*, 5.0.4)
Patched versions
5.0.4
Original Wordfence record
Critical

Contact Form 7 <= 3.5.2 - Arbitrary File Upload

Published: August 1, 2014

Affected versions
*-3.5.2
Patched versions
3.5.3
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2014-2265

Contact Form 7 < 3.7.2 - CAPTCHA Bypass

Published: February 26, 2014

Affected versions
[*, 3.7.2)
Patched versions
3.7.2
Original Wordfence record

Highest-Severity Records

Critical

Contact Form 7 <= 3.5.2 - Arbitrary File Upload

Published: August 1, 2014

Affected versions
*-3.5.2
Patched versions
3.5.3
Original Wordfence record
HighCVE-2020-35489

Contact Form 7 <= 5.3.1 - Arbitrary File Upload via Bypass

Published: December 17, 2020

Affected versions
[*, 5.3.2)
Patched versions
5.3.2
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2023-6449

Contact Form 7 <= 5.8.3 - Authenticated (Editor+) Arbitrary File Upload

Published: November 30, 2023

Affected versions
*-5.8.3
Patched versions
5.8.4
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2018-20979

Contact Form 7 <= 5.0.3 - Authorization Bypass

Published: September 4, 2018

Affected versions
[*, 5.0.4)
Patched versions
5.0.4
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2024-4704

Contact Form 7 <= 5.9.4 - Unauthenticated Open Redirect

Published: June 5, 2024

Affected versions
*-5.9.4
Patched versions
5.9.5
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2024-2242

Contact Form 7 <= 5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Published: March 13, 2024

Affected versions
*-5.9
Patched versions
5.9.2
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2025-3247

Contact Form 7 <= 6.0.5 - Order Replay Vulnerability

Published: April 15, 2025

Affected versions
*-6.0.5
Patched versions
6.0.6
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2014-2265

Contact Form 7 < 3.7.2 - CAPTCHA Bypass

Published: February 26, 2014

Affected versions
[*, 3.7.2)
Patched versions
3.7.2
Original Wordfence record

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