CVE-2026-18351
The Drag and Drop File Upload for Elementor Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.0 via the elementor_file_upload function.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.77%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Drag and Drop File Upload for Elementor Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.0 via the elementor_file_upload function. This is due to insufficient file type validation in the is_file_type_valid() function, which uses the attacker-controlled 'type' parameter as regex keys in the MIME allowlist, allowing blacklist bypass via a crafted extension that sanitize_file_name() later normalizes to a PHP extension. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload files that may be executable, which makes remote code execution possible.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.77% probability · 54th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/drag-and-drop-file-upload-for-elementor-forms/tags/1.6.0/drag-and-drop-file-upload-for-elementor-forms.php
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/drag-and-drop-file-upload-for-elementor-forms/tags/1.6.0/fields/file_upload.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/drag-and-drop-file-upload-for-elementor-forms/tags/1.6.0/fields/file_upload.php#L833
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3628051/drag-and-drop-file-upload-for-elementor-forms
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/03e853be-510f-4957-a227-17ca9f825b12?source=cve
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.