How severe is CVE-2025-7360?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Hasthemes Download Contact Form 7 Widget For Elementor Page Builder \& Gutenberg Blocks

CVE-2025-7360

The HT Contact Form Widget For Elementor Page Builder & Gutenberg Blocks & Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file moving due to insufficient file path validation in the handle_files_upload() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to move arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is moved (such as wp-config.php).

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2025-07-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (70.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-26.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 70.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.014 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dd42c83c-c51c-45a5-8ad5-0df2c… (Third Party Advisory)
wordpress.org/plugins/ht-contactform/ (Product)
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3326887/ht-contactform/trunk/admin/Include… (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-7360?: CVE-2025-7360 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hasthemes Download Contact Form 7 Widget For Elementor Page Builder \& Gutenberg Blocks, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-07-15.
How severe is CVE-2025-7360?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.