CVE-2025-23968
WordPress AiBud WP plugin <= 1.9 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in WebFactory AiBud WP aibuddy-openai-chatgpt allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects AiBud WP: from n/a through <= 1.9.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.1
WordPress AiBud WP plugin <= 1.9 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in WebFactory AiBud WP aibuddy-openai-chatgpt allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects AiBud WP: from n/a through <= 1.9.
- Record
CVE-2025-23968- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-19896
9.1
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in WebFactory AiBud WP aibuddy-openai-chatgpt allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects AiBud WP: from n/a through <= 1.9.
- Record
EUVD-2025-19896- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6gmj-v8v5-94pg
9.1
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in WPCenter AiBud WP allows Upload...
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in WPCenter AiBud WP allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects AiBud WP: from n/a through 1.8.5.
- Record
GHSA-6gmj-v8v5-94pg- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.1
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in WebFactory AiBud WP aibuddy-openai-chatgpt allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects AiBud WP: from n/a through <= 1.9.
- Record
CVE-2025-23968- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | d0n601/CVE-2025-23968 | 2025-07-03 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-23968 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Webfactory Aibud Wp, published July 3, 2025. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 42nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/aibuddy-openai-chatgpt/vulnerability/wordpress-aibud-wp-plugin-1-8-5-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23968
patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/aibuddy-openai-chatgpt/vulnerability/wordpress-aibud-wp-plugin-1-8-5-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
github.com/d0n601/CVE-2025-23968
ryankozak.com/posts/cve-2025-23968
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6gmj-v8v5-94pg