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CVE-2025-14388
CRITICAL9.8
Description
The PhastPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read via null byte injection in all versions up to, and including, 3.7. This is due to a discrepancy between the extension validation in `getExtensionForURL()` which operates on URL-decoded paths, and `appendNormalized()` which strips everything after a null byte before constructing the filesystem path. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files from the webroot, including wp-config.php, by appending a double URL-encoded null byte (%2500) followed by an allowed extension (.txt) to the file path.
CVE Details
CVSS v3.1 Score9.8
SeverityCRITICAL
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorNETWORK
ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
Published12/23/2025
Last Modified12/23/2025
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-158
References
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/phastpress/tags/3.6/sdk/phast.php#L9570(security@wordfence.com)
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/phastpress/tags/3.6/sdk/phast.php#L9597(security@wordfence.com)
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/phastpress/tags/3.6/sdk/phast.php#L9608(security@wordfence.com)
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/phastpress/tags/3.6/sdk/phast.php#L9641(security@wordfence.com)
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3418139(security@wordfence.com)
IOC Correlations
No correlations recorded
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