CVE-2025-27282
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 · uneditedUnrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in rockgod100 Theme File Duplicator theme-file-duplicator allows Using Malicious Files.This issue affects Theme File Duplicator: from n/a through <= 1.3.
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 · moderate confidenceThe Theme File Duplicator plugin for WordPress (versions up to 1.3) contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability allowing attackers to upload malicious files of dangerous types without proper validation. This can enable remote code execution if executable file types are uploaded and accessed.
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
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/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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Confirm if the plugin is installedCheck for the presence of the Theme File Duplicator plugin in your WordPress installation by looking for the directory 'theme-file-duplicator' in wp-content/plugins/ or by viewing the installed plugins list in wp-admin/plugins.phpAffected if The plugin directory exists in wp-content/plugins/
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Identify the installed versionAccess wp-admin/plugins.php and find the Theme File Duplicator plugin entry to view the installed version number, or check the main plugin file header for the 'Version' fieldAffected if The installed version is 1.3 or any version lower than 1.3
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Check if the plugin is activeIn wp-admin/plugins.php, verify whether the Theme File Duplicator plugin is currently activatedAffected if The plugin shows as 'Active' in the plugins list
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Audit uploaded files for malicious contentInspect the wp-content/uploads/ directory and any custom upload folders configured in the plugin settings for files with dangerous extensions such as .php, .phtml, .php5, .php7, .exe, or .js that were uploaded around the time the plugin was activeAffected if Any unrecognized or suspicious executable files are found in upload directories, especially .php files that were not intentionally uploaded by an administrator
You are affected if the Theme File Duplicator plugin is installed, is version 1.3 or lower, and is currently active, as this configuration allows unrestricted file uploads that could enable remote code execution.
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 dataImmediately disable or remove the plugin if no patched version is available. If a patch is released, upgrade promptly. Implement server-side file type validation and restrict upload directories to prevent execution of uploaded files.
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- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 h
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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-2025-27282 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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