WordPress WP-Advanced-Search plugin <= 3.3.9.4 - Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-39538
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerPatchstack
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-04-16 13:15:46 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 15:29:45 UTC
DescriptionUnrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Mathieu Chartier WP-Advanced-Search wp-advanced-search allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects WP-Advanced-Search: from n/a through <= 3.3.9.4.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.6 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Problem Types: CWE-434 | CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary6.6MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.1CNACVSS6.6MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Mathieu Chartier WP-Advanced-Search affected 3.3.9.4 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-advanced-search/vulnerability/wo... [email protected] patchstack.com
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Nabil Irawan | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program (en)

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