# CVE-2025-14938: Listeo-Core - Directory Plugin by Purethemes <= 2.0.27 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Media Upload

> Unauthenticated attackers can upload arbitrary media files to the WordPress site due to missing authorization checks in the Listeo Core plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Apr 2026
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wf7g-5h8x-jvpp

## What is CVE-2025-14938?

CVE-2025-14938 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Listeo-Core - Directory Plugin by Purethemes, published on 4 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Listeo Core plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthenticated arbitrary media upload in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.27 via the "listeo_core_handle_dropped_media" function. This is due to missing authorization and capability checks on the AJAX endpoint handling file uploads. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary media to the site's media library, without achieving direct code execution.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14938?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-14938?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14938 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-14938 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14938 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-14938 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-14938 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Listeo-Core - Directory Plugin by Purethemes, published on 4 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14938 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Listeo-Core - Directory Plugin by Purethemes. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14938/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14938/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14938
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14938
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-14938

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14938/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.