CVE-2025-12171

RESTful Content Syndication 1.1.0 - 1.5.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload

State
Published
Severity
8.8 High
Published
Nov 1, 2025
Updated
Nov 3, 2025
Reserved
Oct 24, 2025

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Description

The RESTful Content Syndication plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the ingest_image() function in versions 1.1.0 to 1.5.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible. This requires the attacker have access to a defined third-party server as specified in the settings, so it is unlikely that this will be exploitable by contributor-level users, and more likely to be exploited by administrators who also have access to the plugin's settings.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.18.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWordfence

Weaknesses

  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Affected Products

ProductVersions
RESTful Content Syndicationanthonyeden
  • 1.1.0 through 1.5.0Affected

References

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