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title: "CVE-2026-18351: Elementor Drag and Drop File Upload - Unrestricted File Upload"
description: "Elementor Drag and Drop File Upload plugin for WordPress <= 1.6.0 contains an arbitrary file upload vulnerability caused by insufficient file type validation in is_file_type_valid(), letting unauthenticated attackers upload executable files and achieve remote code execution."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-18351/
---

# CVE-2026-18351 Elementor Drag and Drop File Upload - Unrestricted File Upload

Elementor Drag and Drop File Upload plugin for WordPress <= 1.6.0 contains an arbitrary file upload vulnerability caused by insufficient file type validation in is\_file\_type\_valid(), letting unauthenticated attackers upload executable files and achieve remote code execution.

CVSS base score 9.8 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

Proof of concept available

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

1.05% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18351)

## Details

Type

Unrestricted File Upload

Impact

Remote Code Execution, Unrestricted File Upload

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

10 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-434](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/434.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of the Drag and Drop File Upload for Elementor Forms plugin.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18351](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18351)
- [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/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.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/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://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](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/03e853be-510f-4957-a227-17ca9f825b12?source=cve)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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