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CVE-2025-4954VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-4954: Axle Demo Importer (WordPress plugin) · Unrestricted File Upload

Affects Axle Demo Importer (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 Low.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8Low
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 48% 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:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 10 Jun 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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

ProductAffectedFixed in
Unknown Axle Demo ImporterAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Organizations should immediately audit their WordPress installations for the presence of the Axle Demo Importer plugin and verify the version in use. Until an official patch is released, practical mitigations include: 1) Restricting plugin usage to trusted administrators only and limiting author-level permissions to essential personnel; 2) Implementing web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block suspicious file uploads, especially those containing PHP or other executable code; 3) Disabling file uploads via the plugin if possible or removing the plugin entirely if it is not critical to operations; 4) Monitoring server logs for unusual file upload activity or unexpected PHP file creations in upload directories; 5) Employing file integrity monitoring solutions to detect unauthorized changes; 6) Ensuring that the web server configuration prevents execution of uploaded files in directories used for uploads (e.g., disabling PHP execution in wp-content/uploads); 7) Regularly updating WordPress core and plugins and subscribing to vulnerability advisories for timely patching once available. Additionally, organizations should review user permissions and enforce the principle of least privilege to minimize the risk of exploitation by compromised accounts.

Description

The Axle Demo Importer WordPress plugin through 1.0.3 does not validate files to be uploaded, which could allow authenticated users (author and above) to upload arbitrary files such as PHP on the server

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