CVE-2025-52078
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 · uneditedFile upload vulnerability in Writebot AI Content Generator SaaS React Template thru 4.0.0, allowing remote attackers to gain escalated privileges via a crafted POST request to the /file-upload endpoint.
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 confidenceFile upload vulnerability in Writebot AI Content Generator SaaS React Template through version 4.0.0. The /file-upload endpoint accepts files without proper validation, allowing remote attackers to upload malicious files that can be executed to escalate privileges.
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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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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 Writebot AI Content Generator installationSearch your codebase for package.json or package-lock.json files containing 'writebot' or look for the template name in your project dependencies. Check the version field against 4.0.0.Affected if Writebot AI Content Generator SaaS React Template version 4.0.0 or below is installed in your environment
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Locate the file-upload endpointSearch your codebase for routes, API definitions, or server configurations that define a /file-upload or fileUpload endpoint. Check both frontend routing and any backend/server code included with the template.Affected if A /file-upload endpoint exists in your deployed application
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Verify file validation implementationExamine the file-upload handler code for server-side validation. Look for file type checking, extension allowlists, or content-type verification before file storage.Affected if The file-upload endpoint lacks proper file type validation or uses only client-side validation
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Confirm authentication on upload endpointReview the /file-upload endpoint code to determine if it requires authentication, authorization checks, or session validation before accepting files.Affected if The file-upload endpoint accepts requests without requiring authentication
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Check upload directory configurationInspect your server configuration or upload handler to determine where uploaded files are stored and whether the upload directory is web-accessible with script execution enabled.Affected if Uploaded files are stored in a web-accessible directory with script execution permissions
You are affected if Writebot AI Content Generator SaaS React Template version 4.0.0 or below is deployed and the /file-upload endpoint is exposed without proper authentication and server-side file validation.
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 dataImplement strict file type validation (allowlist approach), store uploads outside the web root with randomized filenames, disable script execution in upload directories, and apply proper authentication/authorization controls to the upload endpoint.
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