Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in wordwebsoftware Crossword Compiler Puzzles allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server. This issue affects Crossword Compiler Puzzles: from n/a through 5.2.
Fixes

Solution

Update the WordPress Crossword Compiler Puzzles wordpress plugin to the latest available version (at least 5.3).


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Fri, 23 May 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 23 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000

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Description Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in wordwebsoftware Crossword Compiler Puzzles allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server. This issue affects Crossword Compiler Puzzles: from n/a through 5.2.
Title WordPress Crossword Compiler Puzzles <= 5.2 - Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-434
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-23T14:51:43.843Z

Reserved: 2025-04-24T14:22:54.405Z

Link: CVE-2025-46490

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-05-23T14:51:40.455Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-05-23T13:15:36.267

Modified: 2025-05-23T15:54:42.643

Link: CVE-2025-46490

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-13T21:07:37Z