Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder Plugin up to 3.2.4 on WordPress Double Extension unrestricted upload

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder Plugin up to 3.2.4 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Double Extension Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-0714. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder Plugin up to 3.2.4 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Double Extension Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload due to insufficient file type validation in versions up to, and including, 3.2.4. This allows unauthenticated visitors to perform a "double extension" attack and upload files containing a malicious extension but ending with a benign extension, which may make remote code execution possible in some configurations.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-0714 since 02/07/2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/01/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1608.002.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder Plugin

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• 3.2.0
• 3.2.1
• 3.2.2
• 3.2.3
• 3.2.4

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