CVE-2025-49387
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2025-49387 is a critical-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 10.0 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 31th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-3 (Malicious Code Protection) and CM-7 (Least Functionality) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2025-49387 is an Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability (CWE-434) in the WordPress plugin Drag and Drop File Upload for Elementor Forms (drag-and-drop-file-upload-for-elementor-forms). This issue affects all versions from n/a through 1.5.3 and allows attackers to upload a web shell to the web server. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating critical severity due to its network accessibility, low attack complexity, lack of privileges or user interaction requirements, and scoped impact with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability consequences.
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low complexity and no user interaction. Exploitation enables the upload of dangerous files, such as web shells, directly to the web server, potentially granting remote code execution and full server compromise.
Advisories, including the Patchstack database entry at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/drag-and-drop-file-upload-for-elementor-forms/vulnerability/wordpress-drag-and-drop-file-upload-for-elementor-forms-plugin-1-5-3-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability?_s_id=cve, detail the arbitrary file upload vulnerability in plugin version 1.5.3.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-26012
Vulnerability Data
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in add-ons.org Drag and Drop File Upload for Elementor Forms drag-and-drop-file-upload-for-elementor-forms allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Drag and Drop File Upload for Elementor Forms: from n/a…
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through <= 1.5.3.
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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V5.1.1
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Malicious-code protection at entry points blocks dangerous file types from being accepted and executed.
Least functionality restricts the file types and automatic processing capabilities the system will accept.
Mobile-code controls define, authorize, and block unacceptable uploaded code before automatic processing occurs.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Restricting execution of unauthorized software directly blocks dangerous uploaded files from running.
Hardened configuration baselines can enforce allowed file types and processing rules.
Secure development practices include input validation and file-type restrictions that prevent this weakness.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Configuration and acceptance testing verify that file-upload handling enforces allowed types and does not permit dangerous content to be stored or executed.
Secure-coding guidelines and security testing explicitly address restrictions on allowed file types and upload handling, reducing the risk that dangerous file uploads are accepted without validation.
Mandated testing for malicious content and known vulnerabilities reduces the likelihood that an outsourced component will contain or accept dangerous file types that could later be uploaded or executed.
Application allow-listing and pre-use scanning of received files directly blocks the introduction of executable content that has not been vetted, eliminating the primary vector for unrestricted dangerous file uploads.