CVE-2025-8889
low-risk
Published 2025-09-09
The 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)
Do I need to act?
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0.05% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
3
CVSS 3.8/10
Low
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Compress And Upload Plugin
Affected Vendors
References (1)
22
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
17/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal