{"id":64369,"date":"2025-08-28T07:44:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T07:44:40","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-10T11:01:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T17:01:37","slug":"cve-2025-8141-unauthenticated-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-redirection-for-contact-form-7-wordpress-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8141-unauthenticated-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-redirection-for-contact-form-7-wordpress-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-8141: Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability in Redirection for Contact Form 7 WordPress Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-8141 is a critical vulnerability that resides in the Redirection for Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress. The vulnerability arises due to insufficient file path validation in the delete_associated_files function, which allows an unauthenticated attacker to delete arbitrary files on the server. This poses a significant risk to WordPress websites using this plugin, as exploitation of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33075-a-critical-windows-installer-vulnerability-that-leads-to-privilege-elevation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72413\">vulnerability could lead<\/a> to remote code execution and potentially total system compromise. Considering the popularity of WordPress as a content management system, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53546-high-severity-vulnerability-in-folo-s-github-workflow\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73383\">severity of this vulnerability<\/a> cannot be understated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-8141<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (8.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Unauthenticated remote code execution, potential system compromise or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53495-unauthorized-access-data-leakage-in-wikimedia-foundation-mediawiki-abusefilter-extension\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72647\">data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-533545532\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8145-php-object-injection-vulnerability-in-redirection-for-contact-form-7-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82027\">Redirection for Contact Form<\/a> 7 |<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit works by taking advantage of the insufficient file path validation in the delete_associated_files function present in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6679-critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-bit-form-builder-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75331\">Redirection for Contact Form<\/a> 7 plugin. By crafting a malicious request, an attacker can trick the plugin into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-9408-server-side-request-forgery-attack-in-eclipse-glassfish\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77243\">deleting any file<\/a> on the server. If the attacker chooses to delete a critical file such as wp-config.php, it could easily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32451-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-foxit-reader-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74414\">lead to remote code<\/a> execution. This is because wp-config.php contains database credentials and other sensitive information, and its deletion could disrupt the normal operation of the WordPress site, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47168-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-microsoft-office-word-allowing-unauthorized-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73125\">allowing the attacker to execute their own code<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3766276678\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;action&quot;: &quot;wpcf7r_ajax&quot;,\n&quot;wpcf7r_nonce&quot;: &quot;bypass&quot;,\n&quot;task&quot;: &quot;delete_file&quot;,\n&quot;file_path&quot;: &quot;..\/..\/..\/..\/wp-config.php&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker sends a POST request to the admin-ajax.php file, which is responsible for processing AJAX <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49382-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-jobzilla-wordpress-theme\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81149\">requests in WordPress<\/a>. The &#8220;action&#8221; parameter is set to &#8220;wpcf7r_ajax&#8221;, which is specific to the Redirection for Contact Form 7 plugin. The &#8220;task&#8221; parameter is set to &#8220;delete_file&#8221;, indicating that the attacker wants to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7778-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-icons-factory-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79642\">delete a file<\/a>. The &#8220;file_path&#8221; parameter is set to &#8220;..\/..\/..\/..\/wp-config.php&#8221;, which represents the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54653-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-virtualization-file-module\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78855\">path to the wp-config.php file<\/a> relative to the plugin&#8217;s directory. Because there is no proper file path validation, the plugin deletes the wp-config.php file, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30327-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-incopy-leading-to-potential-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73584\">potentially leading to remote code<\/a> execution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-8141 is a critical vulnerability that resides in the Redirection for Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress. The vulnerability arises due to insufficient file path validation in the delete_associated_files function, which allows an unauthenticated attacker to delete arbitrary files on the server. 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