CVE-2025-2006 Inline Image Upload for BBPress <= 1.1.19 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload
Authenticated attackers can upload arbitrary files via missing extension validation, potentially leading to remote code execution on WordPress sites using this BBPress plugin.
- 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-2025-2006?
CVE-2025-2006 is a high-severity vulnerability in berrypress Inline Image Upload for BBPress, published on 29 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Inline Image Upload for BBPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file extension validation in the file uploading functionality in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.19. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible. This may be exploitable by unauthenticated attackers when the "Allow guest users without accounts to create topics and replies" setting is enabled.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-2006?
How do I fix CVE-2025-2006?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-2006 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-2006 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-2006 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-378w-m5r6-wj6p.