CVE-2025-47492
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in add-ons.org Drag and Drop File Upload for Elementor Forms drag-and-drop-file-upload-for-elementor-forms allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Drag and Drop File Upload for Elementor Forms: from n/a through <= 1.4.3.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Drag and Drop File Upload for Elementor Forms WordPress plugin versions 1.4.3 and below contain a path traversal vulnerability in its file upload functionality. Attackers can manipulate file paths using '../' sequences to access files outside the intended upload directory, potentially reading sensitive system files or overwriting arbitrary files on the server.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the plugin directoryInspect the WordPress plugins folder at wp-content/plugins/ and look for a directory related to 'drag and drop file upload' or 'elementor form upload'Affected if The plugin directory exists on the server
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Identify the installed versionOpen the plugin's main PHP file or readme.txt within the plugin directory and locate the 'Version' header fieldAffected if The version listed is 1.4.3 or any version lower than 1.4.3
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Verify the file upload feature is activeLog into the WordPress admin panel, navigate to Elementor settings or the plugin settings, and confirm that the drag-and-drop file upload functionality is enabled for any formAffected if File upload functionality is enabled for Elementor forms
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Inspect upload request handlingIf accessible, examine the plugin's file upload handler code (typically in the main plugin PHP file or an includes/upload.php file) for direct use of user-supplied path variables without sanitizationAffected if The upload code accepts and processes path parameters without validating or restricting ../ sequences
Your environment is affected if the plugin is installed with version 1.4.3 or below and the drag-and-drop file upload feature is enabled in Elementor forms.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to the latest patched version of the plugin when available. As an interim measure, disable the plugin or restrict file upload functionality through WAF rules that block path traversal patterns in upload requests.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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