CVE-2025-47658: WordPress ELEX HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System plugin <= 3.2.9 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% 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 ELEXtensions ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System elex-helpdesk-customer-support-ticket-system allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System: from n/a through <= 3.2.9.

Affected products

Elula Wsdesk: before 3.3.0 — fixed in 3.3.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Elula Wsdesk 3.3.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/elex-helpdesk-customer-support-ticket-system/vulnerability/wordpress-elex-wordpress-helpdesk-customer-ticketing-system-3-2-7-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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