{"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-222363981\" 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<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-306362929\" 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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