CVE-2025-12181 (GCVE-0-2025-12181)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-05 05:31 – Updated: 2025-12-05 05:31
VLAI?
Summary
The ContentStudio plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the cstu_update_post() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| contentstudio | ContentStudio |
Affected:
* , ≤ 1.3.7
(semver)
|
Credits
Kenneth Dunn
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