CVE-2025-46490 WordPress Crossword Compiler Puzzles plugin <= 5.2 - Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
Attackers can upload malicious web shells to the server via the Crossword Compiler Puzzles 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-2025-46490?
CVE-2025-46490 is a critical vulnerability in wordwebsoftware Crossword Compiler Puzzles, published on 23 May 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 wordwebsoftware Crossword Compiler Puzzles crossword-compiler-puzzles allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Crossword Compiler Puzzles: from n/a through <= 5.2.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-46490?
How do I fix CVE-2025-46490?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-46490 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-46490 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-46490 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5857-r24c-jg46.