CVE-2026-5524
Divi Form Builder <= 5.1.8 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload Leading to Remote Code Execution via 'acceptFileTypes' Parameter
- Published
- Jul 2, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 2, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- Wordfence
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 88.6%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
The Divi Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload leading to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to and including 5.1.8. This is due to insufficient file extension validation in the do_image_upload() function where user-supplied input from the acceptFileTypes POST parameter is directly interpolated into a regular expression used to validate uploaded files. Attackers can specify PHP-executable extensions such as .phtml, .phar, .php5, or .php7 to bypass the plugin's .htaccess protection which only blocks .php files specifically. Additionally, on Nginx-based servers, the .htaccess protection is completely ineffective as Nginx does not process .htaccess files. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers (who can obtain a nonce from any public page containing a form) to upload executable PHP files to the publicly accessible /wp-content/uploads/de_fb_uploads/ directory and achieve Remote Code Execution by accessing the uploaded file via HTTP. The vulnerability was partially patched in version 5.1.3.
Sources
2- CVE-2026-5524-PoCExploit
Mass exploit toolkit for CVE-2026-5524, an unauthenticated file upload RCE in Divi Form Builder. Features multi-threaded scanning, WAF bypass techniques, custom webshell deployment, and interactive command execution.
- CVE-2026-5524-PoCExploit
Python mass-exploit toolkit for CVE-2026-5524, an unauthenticated file upload RCE in the WordPress Divi Form Builder plugin, with webshell upload and command execution.
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