Willow CMS up to 1.4.0 /admin/images/add unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Willow CMS up to 1.4.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /admin/images/add. Such manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-12331. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Willow CMS up to 1.4.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the file /admin/images/add. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-12331. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1608.002.

The exploit is available at youtube.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/27/2025 Advisory disclosed
10/27/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/08/2025 +42 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-12331 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-12331
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-330116
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 10/27/2025 13:18
Updated: 12/08/2025 15:32
Changes: 10/27/2025 13:18 (55), 10/28/2025 10:15 (30), 12/08/2025 15:32 (11)
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Submitter: RiccK
Cache ID: 216::103

Submitinfo

Accepted

  • Submit #674439: matthewdeaves Willow CMS v1.4.0 Remote Code Execution (by RiccK)

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