CVE-2025-39402
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 mojoomla WPAMS apartment-management allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects WPAMS: from n/a through <= 44.0 (17-08-2023).
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 WPAMS apartment-management WordPress plugin contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to upload malicious PHP files (web shells) to the web server. This enables remote code execution and complete server compromise.
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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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Identify if WPAMS plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory for a folder named 'wpams', 'wp-ams', 'apartment-management', or similar variants. Look in wp-content/plugins/ for any plugin with 'wpams' or 'apartment' in the folder name.Affected if The WPAMS apartment-management plugin is present in the plugins directory
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Determine the installed WPAMS versionOpen the main plugin PHP file (typically plugin-name.php in the WPAMS folder) and look for the version header comment, or check the plugin's main class/header for a version constant. Compare the found version against any published version information for the plugin.Affected if A version of WPAMS is installed and can be identified
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Locate the file upload functionalitySearch the plugin directory for PHP files containing 'upload', 'file', or 'move_uploaded_file' functions. Look for form handlers or AJAX endpoints that process file uploads. Common paths include /wp-content/plugins/[wpams-folder]/includes/ or /controllers/.Affected if File upload handling code exists within the WPAMS plugin
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Verify if upload endpoint requires authenticationExamine the upload handling code to determine if it checks user authentication (is_user_logged_in(), current_user_can()) or authorization before processing uploads. Look at the beginning of upload handler functions.Affected if The upload functionality processes requests without verifying user login status or permissions
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Inspect file type validation logicIn the upload handler code, look for $_FILES processing and any type checking (mime_content_type, getimagesize, finfo_file). Determine if the code relies solely on file extension checking or client-provided MIME types without server-side validation.Affected if The upload code does not perform server-side validation of file types (magic bytes/content inspection) and accepts any file extension
A user is affected if the WPAMS apartment-management plugin is installed and its upload functionality allows unauthenticated or poorly validated file uploads.
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 to a patched version of WPAMS if available, or implement strict server-side file type validation with allowlist, store uploads outside the webroot, disable script execution in upload directories, and consider WAF deployment as interim protection.
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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-2025-39402 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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