CVE-2025-7441

CRITICAL 9.8

StoryChief <= 1.0.42 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload

CVSS Score

9.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-434
Vendor	storychief
Product	storychief
Published	Aug 16, 2025
Last Updated	Apr 8, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Affected Versions

storychief / StoryChief

0 ≤ 1.0.42

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

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

Credits

Michael Mazzolini