CVE-2025-46264CWE-434

WordPress PowerPress Podcasting <= 11.12.5 - Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

Critical · published April 24, 2025

CVSS v3.1
9.9
EPSS
0%
Percentile
36.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 An unrestricted file upload just opened the door to serious chaos! With this vulnerability in blubrry PowerPress, attackers can upload a web shell directly to your server, bypassing all defenses. 🔥 Think of your web server as a restaurant kitchen. If someone sneaks in and swaps the chef’s recipe book for their own dangerous concoction, they could serve up a recipe for disaster instead of your delicious dishes! An attacker could exploit this flaw to gain full control over your web server, allowing them to execute any command they want. This could lead to data breaches, site defacement, or even complete server takeover! It's a recipe for absolute devastation.

Put simply

Think of your web server as a restaurant kitchen. If someone sneaks in and swaps the chef’s recipe book for their own dangerous concoction, they could serve up a recipe for disaster instead of your delicious dishes! The unrestricted upload vulnerability allows attackers to upload files of any type, including potentially malicious web shells, bypassing any file type restrictions in place. This issue affects PowerPress Podcasting versions up to and including 11.12.5.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this flaw to gain full control over your web server, allowing them to execute any command they want. This could lead to data breaches, site defacement, or even complete server takeover! It's a recipe for absolute devastation. Immediately patch your PowerPress Podcasting to version 11.12.6 or later to close this vulnerability. Additionally, consider implementing strict file type validation and user authentication checks to prevent malicious uploads in the future. You're on the right track! Follow these steps, and you'll have that server secured in no time! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.9 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00435 · 36.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-434 · Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Published
2025-04-24T16:08Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 APR 16:08Z
    WordPress PowerPress Podcasting <= 11.12.5 - Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
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