What is CVE-2023-1282?

CVE-2023-1282 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Codedropz Drag And Drop Multiple File Upload - Contact Form 7, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-04-17.

How severe is CVE-2023-1282?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-1282 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Codedropz Drag And Drop Multiple File Upload - Contact Form 7

CVE-2023-1282

The Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload PRO - Contact Form 7 Standard WordPress plugin before 2.11.1 and Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload PRO - Contact Form 7 with Remote Storage Integrations WordPress plugin before 5.0.6.4 do not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high-privilege users such as admins.

Published 2023-04-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Codedropz Drag And Drop Multiple File Upload - Contact Form 7
Drag And Drop Multiple File Upload Pro - Contact Form 7 Standard — versions 2.0.0
Drag And Drop Multiple File Upload Pro - Contact Form 7 With Remote Storage Integrations — versions 5.0.0.0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/8a9548c5-59ea-46b0-bfa5-a0f7a259351a (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
wpscan.com/vulnerability/f4b2617f-5235-4587-9eaf-d0f6bb23dc27 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1282?: CVE-2023-1282 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Codedropz Drag And Drop Multiple File Upload - Contact Form 7, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-04-17.
How severe is CVE-2023-1282?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-1282 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.