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A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Element Engage Simple File List Plugin up to 4.2.2 on WordPress. Affected is an unknown function of the file ee-upload-engine.php. The manipulation results in unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-34085. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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A vulnerability was found in Element Engage Simple File List Plugin up to 4.2.2 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the file ee-upload-engine.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the WordPress Simple File List plugin prior to version 4.2.3 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve remote code execution. The plugin's upload endpoint (ee-upload-engine.php) restricts file uploads based on extension, but lacks proper validation after file renaming. An attacker can first upload a PHP payload disguised as a .png file, then use the plugin’s ee-file-engine.php rename functionality to change the extension to .php. This bypasses upload restrictions and results in the uploaded payload being executable on the server.

The weakness was published by coiffeur. The advisory is shared for download at raw.githubusercontent.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-34085 since 04/15/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1608.002.

The exploit is shared for download at raw.githubusercontent.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:ee-upload-engine.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 4.2.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-20765). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Element Engage

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• Simple File List Plugin

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• 4.2.0
• 4.2.1
• 4.2.2

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