CVE-2025-39538 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Mathieu Chartier WP-Advanced-Search allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server. This issue affects WP-Advanced-Search: from n/a through 3.3.9.3.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0008.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2025-11333	Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Mathieu Chartier WP-Advanced-Search allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server. This issue affects WP-Advanced-Search: from n/a through 3.3.9.3.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-advanced-search/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-advanced-search-3-3-9-3-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Mathieu Chartier WP-Advanced-Search allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server. This issue affects WP-Advanced-Search: from n/a through 3.3.9.3.
Title		WordPress WP-Advanced-Search <= 3.3.9.3 - Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-434
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-advanced-search/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-advanced-search-3-3-9-3-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2025-04-16T12:45:45.374Z

Updated: 2025-04-16T13:28:58.912Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T06:24:47.077Z

Link: CVE-2025-39538

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-04-16T13:28:54.156Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-04-16T13:15:46.790

Modified: 2025-04-16T13:25:37.340

Link: CVE-2025-39538

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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