CVE-2025-47549: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Themefic BEAF
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Themefic BEAF beaf-before-and-after-gallery allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects BEAF: from n/a through <= 4.6.10.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2025-47549 affects the Themefic BEAF plugin for WordPress, specifically versions up to 4.6.10. It allows an authenticated user with high privileges to upload files without proper restrictions on file types, enabling the upload of malicious web shells. This can result in full system compromise, including unauthorized code execution and data breaches. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to an attacker uploading and executing arbitrary code on the web server, resulting in full compromise of the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This can include unauthorized access to sensitive data, defacement, or disruption of services.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the plugin to trusted administrators only and consider disabling or removing the plugin if possible to prevent exploitation.
CVE-2025-47549: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Themefic BEAF
Description
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Themefic BEAF beaf-before-and-after-gallery allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects BEAF: from n/a through <= 4.6.10.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2025-47549 affects the Themefic BEAF plugin for WordPress, specifically versions up to 4.6.10. It allows an authenticated user with high privileges to upload files without proper restrictions on file types, enabling the upload of malicious web shells. This can result in full system compromise, including unauthorized code execution and data breaches. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to an attacker uploading and executing arbitrary code on the web server, resulting in full compromise of the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This can include unauthorized access to sensitive data, defacement, or disruption of services.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the plugin to trusted administrators only and consider disabling or removing the plugin if possible to prevent exploitation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2025-05-07T09:40:00.789Z
- Cisa Enriched
- true
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 682d9818c4522896dcbd7b43
Added to database: 5/21/2025, 9:08:40 AM
Last enriched: 5/1/2026, 2:21:22 PM
Last updated: 5/8/2026, 11:42:11 PM
Views: 76
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