CVE-2025-7441

critical · 9.8

The StoryChief plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.42. This vulnerability occurs through the /wp-json/storychief/webhook REST-API endpoint that does not have sufficient filetype validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

9.8

CVSS

39.5%

EPSS (exploit prob.)

99th

EPSS percentile

2025-08-16

Published

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

Weaknesses

CWE-434

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/story-chief/trunk/includes/tools.php#L75
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3344874/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/979efaa4-10f1-4c7f-b4b0-5a41678c9d66?source=cve

Query this programmatically:

curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2025-7441