High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 1, 2025· Updated Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2025-12171
CVE-2025-12171
Description
The RESTful Content Syndication plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the ingest_image() function in versions 1.1.0 to 1.5.0. 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. This requires the attacker have access to a defined third-party server as specified in the settings, so it is unlikely that this will be exploitable by contributor-level users, and more likely to be exploited by administrators who also have access to the plugin's settings.
Affected products
2>=1.1.0,<=1.5.0+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >=1.1.0,<=1.5.0
- (no CPE)range: >=1.1.0, <=1.5.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
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