CVE-2025-7441

StoryChief <= 1.0.42 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload

CVSS 9.8 CRITICALEPSS 37.3%CWE-434

Vexday Risk Score

75High priority

SSVC decision (CISA)

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PoC available → attend closely

CVSS 9.8EPSS 37.3%KEV nãoPoC públicaNuclei —Metasploit simPatch —

Lifecycle

04 Aug 2025Metasploit module available

16 Aug 2025Published on NVD

26 Aug 2025Public PoC

Recommendation: Plan a near-term fix — a public PoC already exists.

The StoryChief plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.42. This vulnerability occurs through the /wp-json/storychief/webhook REST-API endpoint that does not have sufficient filetype validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

storychief · StoryChief

public PoCs found — 2

githubgithub.com/AnotherSec/CVE-2025-7441★ 2 exploitdbwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/52422unverified

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References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/story-chief/trunk/includes/tools.php#L75 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3344874/https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/979efaa4-10f1-4c7f-b4b0-5a41678c9d66?source=cve