Arbitrary file upload in AWP Classifieds plugin via ZIP import
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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
The AWP Classifieds WordPress plugin before 4.4.9 does not validate the type of files extracted from an uploaded ZIP archive during its listing-import feature (CWE-434). An authenticated user with the plugin's management capability can upload arbitrary PHP files to a publicly accessible, network-shared directory and achieve remote code execution. A public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
The AWP Classifieds WordPress plugin before 4.4.9 does not validate the type of files extracted from an uploaded ZIP archive during its listing-import feature, allowing users with the AWP Classifieds WordPress plugin before 4.4.9's management capability to upload arbitrary PHP files to a publicly accessible, network-shared directory and achieve remote code execution.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | AWP Classifieds | before 4.4.9 | 4.4.9 | Patch available | CNA |
- AWP Classifieds VendorUnknown Affected before 4.4.9 Fixed in 4.4.9 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update AWP Classifieds to version 4.4.9, which fixes the flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA AWP Classifieds (Unknown) Fixed in 4.4.9
Timeline
- 2026-10-09 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-15700
- 2026-10-09 Alias added: GHSA-vx4h-jmgv-fhcw
- 2026-10-10 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-10 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-10 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-11 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-15700 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-15700 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vx4h-jmgv-fhcw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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