Starter Templates: Dangerous file upload
Starter Templates is affected by dangerous file upload. Exploitation requires at least author-level access. Successful exploitation can place attacker-controlled executable content on the server and may lead to full site compromise.
- Component
- Starter Templates
- Plugin slug
starter-templates- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Dec 06, 2025
This CVE was published Dec 06, 2025 and is one of 5 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Starter Templates to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Starter Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file upload in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.41. This is due to insufficient file type validation detecting WXR files, allowing double extension files to bypass sanitization while being accepted as a valid WXR file. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H