TI-2025-11950 Aliases CVE-2025-13065 GHSA-448f-ppw8-j6q6

Starter Templates <= 4.4.41 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload via WXR Upload Bypass

MEDIUM 55CWE-434Published 2025-12-06 · Updated 2026-04-08

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 Starter Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file upload in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.41. This is due to insufficient file type validation detecting WXR files, allowing double extension files to bypass sanitization while being accepted as a valid WXR file. 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 0.1444 96th 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
Brainstorm Force	Starter Templates – AI-Powered Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg	up to 4.4.41	—	No fix listed	CNA

Starter Templates – AI-Powered Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg VendorBrainstorm Force Affected up to 4.4.41 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-13065
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-448f-ppw8-j6q6

References

Other 2

TI-2025-19878 WordPress SureTriggers <= 1.0.82 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-02708 Incorrect comparison in Brainstorm Force OttoKit: All-in-One Automation Platform CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2025-05347 SureForms < 1.7.2 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.8
TI-2020-18849 Spectra < 1.15.0 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Side Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2025-03050 SureForms < 1.4.4 - Contributor+ Settings Update CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
TI-2021-06794 Astra Pro Addon < 3.5.2 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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