CVE-2025-8141
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 · uneditedThe Redirection for Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the delete_associated_files function in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php).
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 Redirection for Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress contains a path traversal vulnerability in the delete_associated_files function. The function lacks proper validation of user-supplied file paths, allowing unauthenticated attackers to use directory traversal sequences (e.g., ../../) to delete arbitrary files on the server. Deletion of critical files like wp-config.php can lead to remote code execution through site reinitialization.
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
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/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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Verify plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugin directory or use WP-CLI: wp plugin list --name='redirection-for-contact-form-7' or inspect wp-content/plugins/ for a folder containing 'redirection-for-contact-form-7'Affected if The plugin folder exists in the WordPress installation
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Check installed plugin versionAccess WordPress admin plugins page, or read the main plugin PHP file header for 'Version:' value, or use: grep -r 'Version:' wp-content/plugins/redirection-for-contact-form-7/*.php | head -5Affected if Version is lower than 3.2.5 (the patched release)
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Inspect access logs for traversal patternsReview web server access logs (Apache: /var/log/apache2/access.log, Nginx: /var/log/nginx/access.log) for POST/GET requests to the plugin endpoint containing '../' sequences, for example: grep -E '\.\./' /var/log/apache2/access.logAffected if Logs show requests with ../ patterns targeting the plugin
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Verify critical files existCheck if wp-config.php and other critical WordPress files remain intact: ls -la wp-config.php and check file permissions/contentAffected if wp-config.php is missing, renamed, or has unexpected content indicating deletion or modification attempts
The environment is affected if the Redirection for Contact Form 7 plugin is installed at a version below 3.2.5, or if logs show directory traversal attempts against the plugin, or if critical WordPress files have been deleted.
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 version 3.2.5 or later immediately. If a patched version is not yet available, disable the plugin entirely and implement WAF rules to block requests containing traversal patterns (../) to the vulnerable endpoint.
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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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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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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