CVE-2025-53283
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 · uneditedUnrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in borisolhor Drop Uploader for CF7 - Drag&Drop File Uploader Addon drop-uploader-for-contact-form-7-dragdrop-file-uploader-addon allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Drop Uploader for CF7 - Drag&Drop File Uploader Addon: from n/a through <= 2.4.1.
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 Drop Uploader for Contact Form 7 plugin allows unrestricted file uploads without validating file types, enabling attackers to upload executable PHP files (web shells) directly to the web server. This gives attackers remote code execution capabilities.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/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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Confirm plugin installationIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and search for 'Drop Uploader for Contact Form 7' or check wp-content/plugins directory for a folder containing 'drop-uploader' or similarAffected if The plugin is installed and active in WordPress
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Identify plugin versionIn WordPress admin plugins list, find the version number listed under the plugin name, or open the main plugin PHP file and look for the Version header commentAffected if Unable to verify the version or version is unknown (no patch version confirmed by vendor)
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Inspect uploads directoryNavigate to wp-content/uploads (or your configured uploads directory) and list all .php files recursively: find wp-content/uploads -name '*.php'Affected if Any PHP files exist in the uploads directory (they should not be there)
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Review upload functionality exposureCheck if any Contact Form 7 forms have the Drop Uploader field enabled by examining form configurations in Contact Form 7 > Edit individual formsAffected if Drop Uploader fields are present and publicly accessible on the site
Your environment is affected if the Drop Uploader for Contact Form 7 plugin is installed, regardless of version, and the uploads directory contains unexpected PHP files or the upload feature is publicly accessible.
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 dataImmediately disable or remove the plugin until a patch is available. Audit the uploads directory for malicious PHP files, review server access logs for suspicious upload requests, and implement web server configuration to prevent execution of uploaded files.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-53283 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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