CVE-2025-15158 WP Enable WebP <= 1.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload
Authenticated attackers with Author access can upload arbitrary files to the server, potentially leading to remote code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-15158?
CVE-2025-15158 is a high-severity vulnerability in eastsidecode WP Enable WebP, published on 7 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Enable WebP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to improper file type validation in the 'wpse_file_and_ext_webp' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. 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.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-15158?
How do I fix CVE-2025-15158?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-15158 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-15158 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-15158 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pmgq-h38f-3h8p.