Web-Dorado Contact Form Maker 1.13.1 admin-ajax.php path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in Web-Dorado Contact Form Maker 1.13.1. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the file admin-ajax.php. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2019-25734. The attack must be initiated from a local position. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Web-Dorado Contact Form Maker 1.13.1. This affects an unknown function of the file admin-ajax.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Contact Form by WD 1.13.1 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability combined with local file inclusion that allows unauthenticated attackers to include arbitrary files by exploiting unsanitized action parameters. Attackers can craft malicious forms targeting the admin-ajax.php endpoint with directory traversal sequences in the GET action parameter to load files via CSRF, bypassing authentication on vulnerable AJAX actions.

The weakness was shared by Panagiotis Vagenas as 46661. It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-25734 since 06/04/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:admin-ajax.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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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• Web-Dorado

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• Contact Form Maker

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• 1.13.1

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