CVE-2025-4954Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Remote code execution via unvalidated ZIP extraction

Published Jun 10, 2025 · Updated Jun 11, 2025

Arbitrary file upload in Axle Themes Axle Demo Importer 1.0.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to upload PHP files. The demo import page extracts an uploaded ZIP archive into the web-accessible wp-content/uploads/axle-demo-importer-tmp directory without rejecting executable file types. Author-level access and the upload_files capability are sufficient to place and invoke a PHP web shell, enabling arbitrary server commands.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.59%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Arbitrary file upload in Axle Themes Axle Demo Importer 1.0.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to upload PHP files. The demo import page extracts an uploaded ZIP archive into the web-accessible wp-content/uploads/axle-demo-importer-tmp directory without rejecting executable file types. Author-level access and the upload_files capability are sufficient to place and invoke a PHP web shell, enabling arbitrary server commands.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-4954
Published
Jun 10, 2025
Updated
Jun 11, 2025
Vendor
Axle Themes
Product
Axle Demo Importer
Classifications
CWE-434, T1505.003
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 10, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.0.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Axle Themes · Axle Demo Importerversion=0 <=1.0.3

Published CVSS scores

8.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
T1505.003Web Shell

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