Compress Then Upload < 1.0.5 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-8889
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWPScan
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-09-09 06:15:32 UTC
Updated2026-07-10 15:38:30 UTC
DescriptionThe Compress & Upload WordPress plugin before 1.0.5 does not properly validate uploaded files, allowing high privilege users such as admin to upload arbitrary files on the server even when they should not be allowed to (for example in multisite setup)

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 3.8 LOW from ADP

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

EPSS: 0.002650000 probability, percentile 0.180040000 (date 2026-07-13)

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

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED3.8LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary3.8LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Eliehanna Compress Upload All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Unknown Compress Upload affected 1.0.5 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
wpscan.com/vulnerability/5d84a577-62aa-4aa2-ac39-b146eae65243 [email protected] wpscan.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Muhammed Çelik (en)

CNA: WPScan (en)

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