Description
The Echo RSS Feed Post Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the echo_generate_featured_image() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.4.8.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
Published: 2025-05-17
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 2.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote code execution via arbitrary file upload
Action: Immediate patch
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-15566 The Echo RSS Feed Post Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the echo_generate_featured_image() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.4.8.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
History

Mon, 19 May 2025 19:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 17 May 2025 05:45:00 +0000

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Description The Echo RSS Feed Post Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the echo_generate_featured_image() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.4.8.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
Title Echo RSS Feed Post Generator <= 5.4.8.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
Weaknesses CWE-434
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:00:51.207Z

Reserved: 2025-05-06T19:34:58.959Z

Link: CVE-2025-4391

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-05-19T15:43:01.077Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-05-17T06:15:19.140

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-4391

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-21T21:00:35Z

Weaknesses