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CVE-2025-12171VulnerabilityPublished

The RESTful Content Syndication plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-12171· High 8.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 23:39 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
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 1 Nov 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: 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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Until an official fix is available, restrict plugin access to trusted users with appropriate privileges and review plugin settings to limit third-party server configurations. Monitor for vendor updates and apply patches promptly once released.

Description

The RESTful Content Syndication plugin for WordPress versions 1.1.0 through 1.5.0 contains a vulnerability that allows authenticated users with Author-level access or higher to upload arbitrary files due to missing file type validation in the ingest_image() function. Exploitation requires access to a configured third-party server, making it less likely for contributor-level users to exploit. Successful exploitation could lead to remote code execution on the affected site.

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