CVE-2025-46099
Published: 23 July 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-46099 is a high-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Pluck-Cms Pluck. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 30.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-22449
Vulnerability details
In Pluck CMS 4.7.20-dev, an authenticated attacker can upload or create a crafted PHP file under the albums module directory and access it via the module routing logic in albums.site.php, resulting in arbitrary command execution through a GET parameter.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Vulnerability enables exploitation of public-facing web application (T1190) via authenticated file upload, allowing deployment and execution of PHP web shells (T1100, T1505.003) for arbitrary command execution.
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.