The Starter Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file upload in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.41. This is due to insufficient file type validation detecting WXR files, allowing double extension files to bypass sanitization while being accepted as a valid WXR file. 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.
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Sat, 06 Dec 2025 09:45:00 +0000
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| Description | The Starter Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file upload in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.41. This is due to insufficient file type validation detecting WXR files, allowing double extension files to bypass sanitization while being accepted as a valid WXR file. 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. | |
| Title | Starter Templates <= 4.4.41 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload via WXR Upload Bypass | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-434 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
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Updated: 2025-12-06T09:25:58.467Z
Reserved: 2025-11-12T13:09:09.667Z
Link: CVE-2025-13065
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Status : Received
Published: 2025-12-06T10:16:05.090
Modified: 2025-12-06T10:16:05.090
Link: CVE-2025-13065
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