CVE-2025-23918 WordPress Smallerik File Browser plugin <= 1.1 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability
Attackers can upload malicious web shells to the server via the Smallerik File Browser plugin, 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-2025-23918?
CVE-2025-23918 is a critical vulnerability in Enrico Sandoli Smallerik File Browser, published on 22 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Enrico Sandoli Smallerik File Browser smallerik-file-browser allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Smallerik File Browser: from n/a through <= 1.1.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23918?
How do I fix CVE-2025-23918?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23918 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-23918 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23918 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hjqg-mr87-p6m3.