Unrestricted file upload in ValvePress WordPress Automatic Plugin
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-434Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
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 access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00819 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ValvePress | WordPress Automatic Plugin | up to 3.115.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WordPress Automatic Plugin VendorValvePress Affected up to 3.115.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-5395
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v36v-wjrw-5jxg
References
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Sources
- CVE-2025-5395 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-5395 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v36v-wjrw-5jxg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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