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Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-32496 affects the WordPress plugin Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 through version 1.2.9. A high-privileged user could abuse path traversal to delete arbitrary files, potentially disrupting the site. This is not listed as known exploited in the provided sources.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority WordPress exposure. It is most urgent for sites where many administrators exist, privileged accounts are weakly controlled, or uptime is critical. Prioritize inventory and removal or update decisions.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-22 path traversal in NYSL wp-contact-form-7-spam-blocker. CVSS 3.1 is 6.8: network reachable, low complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, changed scope, and high availability impact. The reported impact is arbitrary file deletion.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites with Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 installed at version 1.2.9 or earlier. Risk depends heavily on who has high-privileged WordPress access and whether the plugin is active.
Exploitation context
The CVSS vector indicates exploitation requires high privileges but no user interaction. The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing, active exploitation, exploit code, or a confirmed fixed version.
Researcher notes
Available evidence identifies affected versions and impact but does not provide patch status or exploitation evidence. Avoid assuming unauthenticated exploitation; the CVSS vector specifies high privileges required. Validate exposure by plugin slug and version.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for wp-contact-form-7-spam-blocker version 1.2.9 or earlier.
- Check vendor, WordPress plugin, or Patchstack guidance for a fixed release.
- Disable or remove the plugin if it is not business-critical.
- Restrict and audit high-privileged WordPress accounts.
- Maintain recent, restorable backups for affected WordPress sites.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the plugin is installed and active.
- Record the installed plugin version on each WordPress site.
- Flag version 1.2.9 or earlier as affected.
- Review privileged WordPress user accounts for necessity.
- Check site logs and integrity monitoring for unexpected file deletion.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H2.34Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.8MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CWE details
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Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.