WP Dropzone <= 1.1.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload
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 WP Dropzone plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authenticated arbitrary file upload in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.0 via the `ajax_upload_handle` function. This is due to the chunked upload functionality writing files directly to the uploads directory before any file type validation occurs. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber 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
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12775
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8pj6-v8j5-4mc5
- 2026-10-19 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/afd7aeb7-2c6f-4b23-b8b1-52fb010e5aac?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-dropzone/tags/1.1.0/includes/class-plugin.php#L88
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-dropzone/tags/1.1.0/includes/class-plugin.php#L127
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3395966%40wp-dropzone&new=3395966%40wp-dropzone&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
More nazsabuz vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-12784 WP Dropzone <= 1.1.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'callback' Shortcode Attribute CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2025-12775 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12775 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8pj6-v8j5-4mc5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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