CVE-2025-13065: Starter Templates (WordPress plugin) · Unrestricted File Upload
Affects Starter Templates (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · 13% EPSS · CVSS 8.8 High.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 13.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 96% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 Dec 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| brainstormforce Starter Templates – AI-Powered Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is released, restrict author-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the Starter Templates plugin if possible. Monitor official Brainstormforce communications for updates and apply patches promptly once available.
Description
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.