CVE-2025-2249 SoJ Soundslides <= 1.2.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload
Authenticated contributors can upload arbitrary files via missing validation, potentially leading to remote code execution on WordPress sites.
- 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-2025-2249?
CVE-2025-2249 is a high-severity vulnerability in sojweb SoJ SoundSlides, published on 29 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SoJ SoundSlides plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the soj_soundslides_options_subpanel() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-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-2025-2249?
How do I fix CVE-2025-2249?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-2249 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-2249 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-2249 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r6pr-wvrw-7w54.