{
  "id": 18342529,
  "title": "Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 vulnerability: check, update and recover",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/ultra-addons-for-contact-form-7-vulnerability-check-update-and-recover",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-05T17:29:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/hamzaahmadaslam/ultra-addons-for-contact-form-7-vulnerability-check-update-and-recover-5398"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 vulnerability (CVE-2026-102435) impacts plugin versions up to and including 3.5.54 when the PDF Generator feature is active and a Contact Form 7 form is configured to generate PDFs. The flaw is a PHP object injection issue that can result in arbitrary file deletion. No login is required to exploit this vulnerability. The first updated version addressing the issue is 3.5.55, with a later release (3.5.57) adding additional PDF-related fixes. The wp-config.php file, which contains crucial database connection details, should not be deleted as it could lead to WordPress losing its configuration and potentially show a setup screen.",
  "summary": "Originally published at hamzaahmadaslam.com . How this article was made: drafted with AI assistance from a researched brief, then checked against primary documentation before publishing. The Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 vulnerability (CVE-2026-102435) affects plugin versions 3.5.54 and earlier when PDF Generator is enabled and a form uses it. Version 3.5.55 fixes the flaw. Check your installed…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}