CVE-2025-13069
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Enable SVG, WebP, and ICO Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file upload in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.3. This is due to insufficient file type validation detecting ICO files, allowing double extension files with the appropriate magic bytes to bypass sanitization while being accepted as a valid ICO file. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Enable SVG, WebP, and ICO Upload WordPress plugin fails to properly validate ICO file uploads, allowing attackers with author-level access to upload arbitrary files by using double extensions (e.g., shell.php.ico) with ICO magic bytes to bypass sanitization while the file is accepted as a valid ICO.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify the plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and look for 'Enable SVG, WebP, and ICO Upload' in the list of installed pluginsAffected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list
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Check the plugin versionClick on the plugin in the WordPress plugins list and view the version number displayed, or inspect the plugin header in wp-content/plugins/enable-svg-webp-ico-upload/ enable-svg-webp-ico-upload.phpAffected if The installed version is lower than 1.1.4 or the version cannot be determined (plugin may be outdated or from unverified source)
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Confirm the ICO upload feature is enabledCheck plugin settings in WordPress admin (usually under Settings > Media or a dedicated settings page) for ICO upload option - look for a checkbox or toggle that enables ICO file type uploadsAffected if ICO upload capability is explicitly enabled in the plugin settings
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Identify users with upload permissionsIn WordPress admin, go to Users > All Users and review user roles. Author role and above have upload capabilities. Check for any users with Author, Editor, or Administrator roles who may have been added recently or have suspicious activityAffected if There are user accounts with Author-level or higher access, especially unexpected or newly created accounts
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Scan for suspicious uploaded filesInspect wp-content/uploads/ directory for files with double extensions (e.g., .php.ico, .jpg.ico, .txt.ico) or files with ICO magic bytes (first bytes: 00 00 01 00) that are not actual ICO imagesAffected if Any files with double extensions or non-image files disguised as ICO are found in uploads directory
You are affected if the Enable SVG, WebP, and ICO Upload plugin below version 1.1.4 is installed with ICO uploads enabled and users with Author-level or higher access exist in your WordPress environment.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate the plugin to version 1.1.4 or later. Until then, disable the plugin or restrict upload capabilities for lower-privileged users.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-13069 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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