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TI-2025-36640 Aliases CVE-2025-58996GHSA-gcvc-4v23-j4jw

WordPress Advanced Settings Plugin <= 3.1.1 - 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 Helmut Wandl Advanced Settings advanced-settings allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Advanced Settings: from n/a through <= 3.1.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00454 39th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Helmut WandlAdvanced Settingsup to 3.1.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Advanced Settings VendorHelmut Wandl Affected up to 3.1.1 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-2025-58996
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gcvc-4v23-j4jw

References

Other 1

  • TI-2025-36619 WordPress Advanced Settings Plugin <= 3.1.1 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2025-31780 WordPress Advanced Settings plugin <= 3.0.1 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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