github - ghsa-448f-ppw8-j6q6

ghsa-448f-ppw8-j6q6

Vulnerability from github

Published

2025-12-06 12:31

Modified

2025-12-06 12:31

Severity ?

8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

The Starter Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file upload in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.41. This is due to insufficient file type validation detecting WXR files, allowing double extension files to bypass sanitization while being accepted as a valid WXR file. 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.

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  "id": "GHSA-448f-ppw8-j6q6",
  "modified": "2025-12-06T12:31:17Z",
  "published": "2025-12-06T12:31:17Z",
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CVE-2025-13065 (GCVE-0-2025-13065)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2025-12-06 09:25

Modified

2025-12-08 21:25

Severity ?

8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Summary

The Starter Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file upload in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.41. This is due to insufficient file type validation detecting WXR files, allowing double extension files to bypass sanitization while being accepted as a valid WXR file. 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.

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/439e4c99-8f34-4e66-9d86-c0cbb8cf6da0?source=cve
	https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3395498/astra-sites/tags/4.4.42/inc/lib/starter-templates-importer/importer/wxr-importer/st-wxr-importer.php

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	brainstormforce	Starter Templates – AI-Powered Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg	Version: * ≤ 4.4.41

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