Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-31916

CVE-2025-31916:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The CVE-2025-31916 is a critical vulnerability discovered in the JP Students Result Management System Premium WordPress plugin. The vulnerability is classified as an Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type that allows attackers to upload a Web Shell to a Web Server. This security flaw affects versions from 1.1.7 and was disclosed on May 23, 2025 (NVD, Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type). It has received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 9.0 (Critical) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H. This indicates that the vulnerability can be exploited remotely with no privileges required, though it requires high attack complexity (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows malicious actors to upload arbitrary files, including backdoors, which can be executed to gain further access to the website. Given the critical CVSS score of 9.0, this vulnerability is considered highly dangerous and is expected to become mass exploited (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

Currently, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. However, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking any attacks until an official fix becomes available. Website administrators are advised to implement the virtual patch immediately (Patchstack).

Community reactions

The vulnerability was first discovered by security researcher Cút lộn xào me and was subsequently verified and published by Patchstack on May 21, 2025. Early warning notifications were sent to Patchstack customers before the public disclosure (Patchstack).