Critical severity · published Jul 16, 2025
CVE-2025-48300
WordPress Groundhogg plugin <= 4.2.1 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability
9.1
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Adrian Tobey Groundhogg groundhogg allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Groundhogg: from n/a through <= 4.2.1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 43% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GR
Groundhogg · Adrian Tobey
through 4.2.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48300
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-48300
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/groundhogg/vulnerability/wordpress-groundhogg-4-2-1-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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