CVE-2025-9561 PUBLISHED

AP Background 3.8.1 - 3.8.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload via advParallaxBackAdminSaveSlider Function

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 27.08.2025 Published: 03.10.2025 Updated: 03.10.2025

The AP Background plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing authorization and insufficient file validation within the advParallaxBackAdminSaveSlider() handler in versions 3.8.1 to 3.8.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

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CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 8.8

Product Status

Vendor hovanesvn
Product AP Background
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 3.8.1 to 3.8.2 (incl.)

Credits

  • Kenneth Dunn finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type CWE