CVE-2025-5395
Published: 11 June 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-5395 is a high-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Codecanyon (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 19.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The WordPress Automatic Plugin for WordPress is affected by an arbitrary file upload vulnerability stemming from insufficient file type validation in the core.php file. The issue impacts all versions through 3.115.0 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 under CWE-434.
Authenticated users with Author-level privileges or higher can exploit the flaw to upload arbitrary files to the server, potentially enabling remote code execution on the affected site. The EPSS score remains flat at 0.0135 with no observed increase after disclosure.
Public references point to the plugin changelog on CodeCanyon and a detailed entry from Wordfence for further details on the affected component.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-18086
Vulnerability details
The WordPress Automatic Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient file type validation in the 'core.php' file in all versions up to, and including, 3.115.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level…
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access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
- 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.