CVE-2025-12057
published 2025-11-19CVE-2025-12057: The WavePlayer WordPress plugin before 3.8.0 does not have authorization in an AJAX action as well as does not validate the file to be copied locally, allowing…
PriorityP182critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
ITWEXPLOITVulnCheck KEVInitial access
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EPSS
0.41%
32.7th percentile
The WavePlayer WordPress plugin before 3.8.0 does not have authorization in an AJAX action as well as does not validate the file to be copied locally, allowing unauthenticated users to upload arbitrary file on the server and lead to RCE
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vulncheck9.8CRITICAL
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GHSA
GHSA-5h9q-jf3c-852w: The WavePlayer WordPress plugin before 3
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-11-19
CVE-2025-12057 [CRITICAL] CWE-434 GHSA-5h9q-jf3c-852w: The WavePlayer WordPress plugin before 3
The WavePlayer WordPress plugin before 3.8.0 does not have authorization in an AJAX action as well as does not validate the file to be copied locally, allowing unauthenticated users to upload arbitrary file on the server and lead to RCE
VulnCheck
WavePlayer Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
vulncheck·2025·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2025-12057 [CRITICAL] WavePlayer Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
WavePlayer Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
The WavePlayer WordPress plugin before 3.8.0 does not have authorization in an AJAX action as well as does not validate the file to be copied locally, allowing unauthenticated users to upload arbitrary file on the server and lead to RCE
Affected: WavePlayer WavePlayer WordPress Plugin
Required Action: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Exploitation References: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/waveplayer/vulnerability/wordpress-waveplayer-plugin-3-7-0-unauthenticated-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability
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2025-11-19
Published
Exploited in the wild