Multi Step Form <= 1.7.25 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Upload
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- 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 Multi Step Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation via the import functionality in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.25. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-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
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mondula2016 | Multi Step Form | up to 1.7.25 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Multi Step Form Vendormondula2016 Affected up to 1.7.25 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-9515
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pm69-c5jv-gmxx
- 2026-10-11 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/af7dbb61-90b1-4a61-819e-bcef88b12b7f?source=cve
- https://github.com/mlooft/multi-step-form/commit/590f9ac9d746b2a8aec0c12ba770252e86dc40ed
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3351951%40multi-step-form&new=3351951%40multi-step-form&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Sources
- CVE-2025-9515 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-9515 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pm69-c5jv-gmxx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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