CVE-2025-9762

critical · 9.8

The Post By Email plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the save_attachments function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.4b. 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

0.7%

EPSS (exploit prob.)

53rd

EPSS percentile

2025-09-30

Published

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

Weaknesses

CWE-78

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-by-email/tags/1.0.4b/class-post-by-email.php#L702
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/885eb923-8e69-416b-8494-a42a9465cfe0?source=cve

Query this programmatically:

curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2025-9762