CVE-2025-26936
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Fresh Framework WordPress plugin contains a critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability (CVE-2025-26936) that affects all versions up to and including 1.70.0. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server. The issue was discovered and reported by Rafie Muhammad, and was publicly disclosed on February 24, 2025 (Patchstack, WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Control of Generation of Code (Code Injection) vulnerability, identified as CWE-94. It has received a critical CVSS v3.1 base score of 10.0 with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating the highest possible severity level (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server, potentially leading to complete system compromise. This could result in unauthorized access to sensitive data, modification of website content, and use of the compromised server as a launching point for further attacks (WPScan).

Exploitability

The vulnerability requires no authentication or user interaction to exploit, making it particularly dangerous. No special access privileges are needed, and the attack can be executed remotely over the network (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

Currently, there is no known fix available for this vulnerability. Website administrators using the affected versions of Fresh Framework are advised to either remove the plugin or implement strict security controls to limit access to the affected components (WPScan).

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