CVE-2025-46490

CRITICAL 9.9

WordPress Crossword Compiler Puzzles plugin <= 5.2 - Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

CVSS Score

9.9

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in wordwebsoftware Crossword Compiler Puzzles crossword-compiler-puzzles allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Crossword Compiler Puzzles: from n/a through <= 5.2.

CWE	CWE-434
Vendor	wordwebsoftware
Product	crossword compiler puzzles
Published	May 23, 2025
Last Updated	Apr 28, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

wordwebsoftware / Crossword Compiler Puzzles

0 ≤ 5.2

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

patchstack.com: https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/crossword-compiler-puzzles/vulnerability/wordpress-crossword-compiler-puzzles-5-2-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Credits

Martino Spagnuolo (r3verii) | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program