Auth bypass in Codedropz Contact Form 7

CVE-2025-14457

The Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing ownership check in the dnd_codedropz_upload_delete() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.9.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary uploaded files when the "Send attachments as links" setting is enabled.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (11.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 11.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-14457: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-14457?
CVE-2025-14457 is a low-severity vulnerability in Codedropz Contact Form 7, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2026-01-15.
How severe is CVE-2025-14457?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.