Read the docs
TI-2025-13142 Aliases CVE-2025-14388GHSA-pgxv-mqxq-9799

PhastPress <= 3.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read via Null Byte Injection

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-158Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The PhastPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read via null byte injection in all versions up to, and including, 3.7. This is due to a discrepancy between the extension validation in `getExtensionForURL()` which operates on URL-decoded paths, and `appendNormalized()` which strips everything after a null byte before constructing the filesystem path. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files from the webroot, including wp-config.php, by appending a double URL-encoded null byte (%2500) followed by an allowed extension (.txt) to the file path.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00484 41st 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
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
kiboitPhastPressup to 3.7—No fix listedCNA
  • PhastPress Vendorkiboit Affected up to 3.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14388
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pgxv-mqxq-9799

References

  • TI-2026-74588 PhastPress Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery via Host Header CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
  • TI-2021-06502 PhastPress < 1.111 - Open Redirect CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources