WordPress Groundhogg plugin <= 4.2.1 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-434Published · Updated
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
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Adrian Tobey Groundhogg groundhogg allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Groundhogg: from n/a through <= 4.2.1.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00497 42nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Tobey | Groundhogg | up to 4.2.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Groundhogg VendorAdrian Tobey Affected up to 4.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-48300
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hcq9-76gq-cf56
References
More Adrian Tobey vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-37258 WordPress Groundhogg plugin <= 3.7.3.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-41326 WordPress Groundhogg plugin <= 4.4.1 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-68287 Sensitive data exposure in Groundhogg WordPress plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-41491 WordPress Groundhogg plugin <= 4.5 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
- TI-2025-22285 WordPress SMTP Service, Email Delivery Solved! — MailHawk plugin <= 1.3.1 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-33898 WordPress Groundhogg plugin <= 4.2.2 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.6
Sources
- CVE-2025-48300 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-48300 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hcq9-76gq-cf56 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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