CVE-2025-68562 WordPress MapSVG plugin <= 8.7.3 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability
Critical 9.9
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-68562 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2025-68562 is a critical vulnerability in RomanCode MapSVG, published on 29 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-68562 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: RomanCode MapSVG. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-68562/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-68562/index.md)
An attacker can upload a malicious web shell to the server, leading to remote code execution on sites using the MapSVG 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-2025-68562?
CVE-2025-68562 is a critical vulnerability in RomanCode MapSVG, published on 29 Dec 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 RomanCode MapSVG allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects MapSVG: from n/a through 8.7.3.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-68562?
How do I fix CVE-2025-68562?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-68562 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-68562 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-68562 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-94f7-w8j3-ppqr.