{"id":22142,"date":"2025-04-12T06:56:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T06:56:27","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-29T11:40:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T17:40:26","slug":"cve-2025-2941-arbitrary-file-moving-vulnerability-in-woocommerce-plugin-for-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2941-arbitrary-file-moving-vulnerability-in-woocommerce-plugin-for-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-2941: Arbitrary File Moving Vulnerability in WooCommerce Plugin for WordPress<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this blog post, we will be discussing a critical security vulnerability, CVE-2025-2941, that affects the Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to move arbitrary files within the server, potentially leading to remote code execution and compromising the security of the entire system. Given that WordPress is one of the most popular content management systems globally, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-21673-high-impact-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-confluence-data-center-and-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"28883\">vulnerability could impact<\/a> a large number of websites, posing serious risks for businesses and individuals alike.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-2941<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8 CVSS v3)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50930-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-in-savignano-s-notify-leading-to-configuration-tampering-and-potential-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"32019\">potential data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2046156936\" 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: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\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: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\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: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-13553-critical-authentication-bypass-in-sms-alert-order-notifications-plugin-for-woocommerce\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25457\">WooCommerce plugin<\/a> | Versions up to, and including, 1.1.4<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This vulnerability resides in the insufficient <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2005-critical-vulnerability-in-the-wordpress-plugin-front-end-users-feup\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"26014\">file path validation in the wc-upload-file[] parameter of the plugin<\/a>. An unauthenticated attacker can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/microsoft-s-recent-patch-a-detailed-analysis-of-the-126-flaws-and-the-actively-exploited-windows-clfs-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"26128\">exploit this flaw<\/a> to move any file on the server, including crucial configuration files such as wp-config.php. By moving and modifying these critical files, attackers can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-21318-remote-code-execution-in-microsoft-sharepoint-server-via-deserialization\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25449\">execute arbitrary code on the server<\/a>, compromise the WordPress installation, and potentially gain full control over the affected system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1631228191\" 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<p>The following HTTP request is a conceptual example of how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-47992-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-exploit-in-freeimage-library\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25586\">vulnerability might be exploited<\/a>. It illustrates a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4391-wordpress-echo-rss-feed-post-generator-plugin-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"50846\">POST request that moves the wp-config.php file<\/a>.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/wp-content\/plugins\/drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-contact-form-7\/includes\/dnd-upload.php HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: multipart\/form-data; boundary=----WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW\n------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=&quot;wc-upload-file[]&quot;; filename=&quot;\/var\/www\/html\/wp-config.php&quot;\nContent-Type:\n[Insert malicious payload here]\n------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW--<\/code><\/pre>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Prevention<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of the affected WooCommerce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-6735-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-checkmks-mk_tsm-agent-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"26882\">plugin<\/a> should immediately apply the vendor-supplied patch to mitigate this vulnerability. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, implementing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation. Additionally, following best security practices such as regularly updating all plugins and the WordPress core, limiting file permissions, and monitoring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-22527-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-atlassian-confluence-server-and-data-center\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"26372\">server logs can help protect against such vulnerabilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In this blog post, we will be discussing a critical security vulnerability, CVE-2025-2941, that affects the Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress. 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