CVE-2025-2891
Published: 01 April 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-2891 is a high-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Contempothemes (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 18.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The Real Estate 7 WordPress theme is affected by an arbitrary file upload vulnerability stemming from missing file type validation in the template-submit-listing.php file. All versions through 3.5.4 are impacted, allowing the issue to be triggered when front-end listing submission is enabled on sites using the theme.
Authenticated users with Seller-level access or higher can exploit the flaw over the network to upload arbitrary files to the server. Successful exploitation may result in remote code execution, as reflected in the CVSS 8.8 rating for the issue.
Advisories hosted at contempothemes.com/changelog and the Wordfence threat intelligence page for this CVE recommend applying updates that address the missing validation to mitigate the risk.
EPSS for the vulnerability rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0352, indicating emerging exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-9325
Vulnerability details
The Real Estate 7 WordPress theme for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation via the 'template-submit-listing.php' file in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with…
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Seller-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible if front-end listing submission has been enabled.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Requiring identifiable owners for portable devices reduces the attack surface for unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types via anonymous media.
Dangerous file uploads can be detonated in the chamber to determine malice before any production write or execution occurs.
Prevents unrestricted writing of arbitrary or malicious firmware by keeping hardware write-protect enabled except under tightly controlled manual procedures.
Scans files from external sources on download/open/execute, blocking unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types.