CVE-2025-7443
Published: 01 August 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-7443 is a high-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Wordpress (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 25.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; 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-2025-7443 is an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the BerqWP – Automated All-In-One Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals, Cache, CDN, Images, CSS, and JavaScript plugin for WordPress. The issue stems from missing file type validation in the store_javascript_cache.php file, affecting all versions up to and including 2.2.42. Published on 2025-08-01, it is classified under CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely by sending crafted requests to the affected endpoint, enabling them to upload arbitrary files to the WordPress site's server. Successful exploitation may lead to remote code execution, granting high-impact access to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires high attack complexity.
Advisories reference the vulnerable code in store_javascript_cache.php at line 14 and related changes in register_apis.php, as detailed in WordPress plugin trac repositories and Wordfence threat intelligence.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-23334
Vulnerability details
The BerqWP – Automated All-In-One Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals, Cache, CDN, Images, CSS, and JavaScript plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation via the store_javascript_cache.php file in all versions…
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up to, and including, 2.2.42. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Arbitrary file upload vulnerability in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables remote exploitation of the application (T1190) and subsequent web shell deployment for RCE (T1505.003).
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
SI-2 mandates identification, reporting, and correction of system flaws such as the missing file type validation in store_javascript_cache.php, directly remediating the arbitrary file upload vulnerability.
SI-10 requires validation of information inputs like uploaded files for type and content, directly addressing the absence of file type validation in the vulnerable WordPress plugin endpoint.
SI-3 employs malicious code protection at system entry points to scan and eradicate harmful files that could be uploaded through the unrestricted file upload vulnerability, mitigating potential RCE.