WordPress user files plugin <= 2.4.2 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-434Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Scriptonite user files user-files allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects user files: from n/a through <= 2.4.2.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00681 52nd 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scriptonite | user files | up to 2.4.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- user files VendorScriptonite Affected up to 2.4.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-23953
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mjj5-4qc2-r6g6
- 2026-10-06 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Scriptonite vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-05577 Music Request Manager <= 1.3 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-05576 Music Request Manager <= 1.3 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-05575 Music Request Manager <= 1.3 - Stored XSS via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2025-18809 WordPress Simple User Profile plugin <= 1.9 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-23953 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-23953 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mjj5-4qc2-r6g6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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