The PhastPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read via null byte injection in all versions up to, and including, 3.7. This is due to a discrepancy between the extension validation in `getExtensionForURL()` which operates on URL-decoded paths, and `appendNormalized()` which strips everything after a null byte before constructing the filesystem path. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files from the webroot, including wp-config.php, by appending a double URL-encoded null byte (%2500) followed by an allowed extension (.txt) to the file path.
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Tue, 23 Dec 2025 23:00:00 +0000

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Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description The PhastPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read via null byte injection in all versions up to, and including, 3.7. This is due to a discrepancy between the extension validation in `getExtensionForURL()` which operates on URL-decoded paths, and `appendNormalized()` which strips everything after a null byte before constructing the filesystem path. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files from the webroot, including wp-config.php, by appending a double URL-encoded null byte (%2500) followed by an allowed extension (.txt) to the file path.
Title PhastPress <= 3.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read via Null Byte Injection
Weaknesses CWE-158
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-23T15:23:55.604Z

Reserved: 2025-12-09T20:27:24.165Z

Link: CVE-2025-14388

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-23T15:23:51.757Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-23T10:15:43.673

Modified: 2025-12-23T14:51:52.650

Link: CVE-2025-14388

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-12-23T22:39:45Z

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