ClipBucket up to 5.5.0 plupload Endpoint photo_uploader.php unrestricted upload
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in ClipBucket up to 5.5.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file photo_uploader.php of the component plupload Endpoint. This manipulation causes unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-55912. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.
Details
A vulnerability was found in ClipBucket up to 5.5.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file photo_uploader.php of the component plupload Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
An issue in ClipBucket 5.5.0 and prior versions allows an unauthenticated attacker can exploit the plupload endpoint in photo_uploader.php to upload arbitrary files without any authentication, due to missing access controls in the upload handler
It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-55912 since 08/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1608.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:photo_uploader.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (52435) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-29853). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Product
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploiting
Class: Unrestricted uploadCWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Download: 🔒
Google Hack: 🔒
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
08/16/2025 CVE reserved09/18/2025 Advisory disclosed
09/18/2025 VulDB entry created
09/19/2025 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: github.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2025-55912 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-55912
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-324907
EUVD: 🔒
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 09/18/2025 19:17Updated: 09/19/2025 00:08
Changes: 09/18/2025 19:17 (53), 09/18/2025 22:00 (11), 09/19/2025 00:08 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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