CVE-2025-46490: WordPress Crossword Compiler Puzzles plugin <= 5.2 - Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-05-23 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-434

Description

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.

Affected products

wordwebsoftware Crossword Compiler Puzzles: through 5.2

References

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

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