CVE-2025-8889 | BDVDB-2026-292873 Detail

Compress & Upload

Description#

The Compress & Upload WordPress plugin before 1.0.5 does not properly validate uploaded files, allowing high privilege users such as admin to upload arbitrary files on the server even when they should not be allowed to (for example in multisite setup)

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact low, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References#

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5d84a577-62aa-4aa2-ac39-b146eae65243/

Exploit#

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5d84a577-62aa-4aa2-ac39-b146eae65243/

History#

Version 12025-09-09Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-11-13Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2025-09-09
Last modified: 2025-11-13

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: Compress & Upload

Score

3.8 Low

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 21.4.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Unrestricted File Upload

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 1.0.5
Fixed
1.0.5

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

3.8 Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	High
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	Low
Integrity	Low
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).