CVE-2025-53260
📛 CVE Title
WordPress File Manager Plugin For Wordpress plugin <= 7.5 - Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
Description
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in getredhawkstudio File Manager Plugin For Wordpress file-manager-plugin-for-wordpress allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects File Manager Plugin For Wordpress: from n/a through <= 7.5.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- Patchstack
- CVSS severity
- CRITICAL
- CVSS score
- 9.1 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H- Effective score
- 9.1 / 10 CRITICAL source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-434 - Reserved
- 2025-06-27
- Published
- 2025-06-27 15:21 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-04-28 18:13 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2025/53xxx/CVE-2025-53260.json
- Linked Threat
- CVE-2025-53260 — File Manager Plugin For Wordpress <= 7.5 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Upload
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.
- NVD published
- 2025-06-27 14:15:45 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-06-17 09:37:55 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 9.1 / 10 CRITICAL source: audit@patchstack.com
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H- Exploitability subscore
- 2.3 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 6.0 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.0034 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 26.96% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-08-06
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-08-06 23:22 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.
European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2025-19341 - Assigner
- Patchstack
- Published
- Jun 27, 2025, 1:21:07 PM
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026, 4:13:22 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
-
9.1 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.3800
- Vendors
- getredhawkstudio
- Products
-
File Manager Plugin For Wordpress (0 ≤7.5)File Manager Plugin For Wordpress (n/a ≤7.5)
- Aliases
-
GHSA-3f26-8r72-46wh
ENISA description: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in getredhawkstudio File Manager Plugin For Wordpress file-manager-plugin-for-wordpress allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects File Manager Plugin For Wordpress: from n/a through <= 7.5.
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| getredhawkstudio | File Manager Plugin For Wordpress |
0 (affected)
|
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Vendor references (1)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
Web references (0)
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No web references attached yet.
NVD-tagged references (1)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
Indicators (2)
IOCs linked to the auto-promoted Threat row.
| Type | Value | VirusTotal | Attached |
|---|---|---|---|
| domain |
server.this
|
no local data | 2026-05-18 21:19 UTC |
| cve |
CVE-2025-53260
|
no local data | 2026-06-06 13:38 UTC |
Remediations (18)
Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.
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Wordfence remediation: File Manager Plugin For WordPressWordfence
No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
2026-06-06 13:38 UTC -
web:www.forbes.com
Microsoft Exchange users are urged to mitigate a zero-day vulnerability that CISA has confirmed is under active exploitation.
2026-05-22 14:24 UTC -
web:support.apple.com
This document describes the security content of iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2.
2026-05-22 14:24 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Patch Update contains 481 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that an MOS note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at April 2026 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-05-22 14:24 UTC -
web:cisa.gov
Update (08/12/ 2025 ): CISA has updated this alert to provide clarification on identifying Exchange Servers on an organization's networks and provided further guidance on running the Microsoft Exchange Health Checker. Update (08/07/ 2025 ): CISA issued Emergency Directive (ED) 25-02: Mitigate Microsoft Exchange Vulnerability in response to CVE - 2025 -53786
2026-05-22 14:24 UTC -
web:blog.talosintelligence.com
Microsoft has released its monthly security update for August 2025 , which includes 111 vulnerabilities affecting a range of products, including 13 that Microsoft marked as "critical".
2026-05-22 14:24 UTC -
web:carthageelectronics.com
Status: Actively exploited — CISA KEV listed — patch by May 12, 2026 What Happened On April 28, 2026, CISA added CVE -2026-32202 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog with a federal remediation deadline of May 12, 2026. This vulnerability is the result of an incomplete patch Microsoft released in February for CVE -2026-21510.
2026-05-22 14:24 UTC -
web:www.securityweek.com
Microsoft's August 2025 Patch Tuesday updates address critical vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, and Hyper-V.
2026-05-22 14:24 UTC -
web:www.techrepublic.com
Microsoft's April 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 165 vulnerabilities, including two zero-days, in one of the company's largest monthly security updates.
2026-05-22 03:27 UTC -
web:zecurit.com
Get the complete breakdown of Microsoft's May 2026 Patch Tuesday. We analyze the latest security updates and all critical CVEs .
2026-05-22 03:27 UTC -
web:www.computerworld.com
Each month, the team at Readiness analyzes the latest Patch Tuesday updates from Microsoft and provides detailed, actionable testing guidance. The company's Patch Tuesday release for February ...
2026-05-22 03:27 UTC -
web:cybersecuritynews.com
Microsoft released its March 2026 Patch Tuesday security update on March 10, 2026, addressing 78 vulnerabilities across Windows, Microsoft Office, Azure, SQL Server, and .NET. The update includes one actively exploited zero-day vulnerability and multiple Critical-rated flaws demanding immediate attention from security teams. The most urgent fix this month is CVE -2026-21262, the sole zero-day ...
2026-05-22 03:27 UTC -
web:krebsonsecurity.com
Microsoft expects that exploitation is more likely. May's Patch Tuesday is a welcome respite from April, which saw Microsoft fix a near-record 167 security flaws.
2026-05-22 03:27 UTC -
web:portal.msrc.microsoft.com
The Security Update Guide provides information on the latest Microsoft security updates, helping users understand and address potential vulnerabilities effectively.
2026-05-22 03:27 UTC -
web:www.bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft says customers in restricted network environments may encounter Windows Update failures after installing the January 2026 optional non-security preview updates.
2026-05-22 03:27 UTC -
web:blog.qualys.com
With Qualys Policy Audit's out-of-the-box mitigation or Compensatory Controls, which reduce the risk of a vulnerability being exploited because the remediation ( fix / patch ) cannot be done immediately, these security controls are not recommended by any industry standards, such as CIS and DISA-STIG.
2026-05-22 03:27 UTC -
web:www.crowdstrike.com
Microsoft's March 2026 Patch Tuesday addresses 82 CVEs , featuring eight Critical vulnerabilities.
2026-05-22 03:27 UTC -
web:www.msn.com
Microsoft suggests the threat is being used in phishing attacks against vulnerable systems since successful exploitation requires local access to the PC.
2026-05-22 03:27 UTC
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