Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-68001

Critical

Published: 22 January 2026

Published
22 January 2026
Modified
27 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 10.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0056 42.5th percentile
Risk Priority 70 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-68001 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 42.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-68001 is an Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability (CWE-434) in the garidium g-FFL Checkout WordPress plugin, also known as g-ffl-checkout. This issue affects all versions from n/a through 2.1.0 and enables attackers to upload a web shell to the web server. Published on 2026-01-22, it 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.

The vulnerability can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers remotely over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation allows attackers to upload malicious files, such as web shells, granting them the ability to achieve high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with a changed scope that amplifies the compromise potential across the affected system.

Patchstack's advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/g-ffl-checkout/vulnerability/wordpress-g-ffl-checkout-plugin-2-1-0-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) documents this arbitrary file upload vulnerability specifically in g-ffl-checkout plugin version 2.1.0 for WordPress. Security practitioners should consult the advisory for detailed mitigation guidance and patch information.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A06:2025 Insecure Design

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in garidium g-FFL Checkout g-ffl-checkout allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects g-FFL Checkout: from n/a through <= 2.1.0.

CWE(s)
CWE-434

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1505.003 Web Shell Persistence
Adversaries may backdoor web servers with web shells to establish persistent access to systems.
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Why these techniques?

Arbitrary file upload in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables web shell deployment (T1100) via exploitation of public-facing app (T1190).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Requires timely identification, reporting, and patching of the unrestricted file upload flaw in the g-FFL Checkout WordPress plugin to prevent exploitation.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Mandates validation of uploaded files at entry points to reject dangerous types like web shells, directly countering the CWE-434 vulnerability.

SI-3 Malicious Code Protection good match
preventdetect

Deploys malicious code protection mechanisms to scan and block web shells during or after upload attempts on the web server.

References