CVE-2025-14388 (GCVE-0-2025-14388)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-12-23 09:20
Modified
2025-12-23 15:23
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-158 - Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character
Summary
The PhastPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read via null byte injection in all versions up to, and including, 3.7. This is due to a discrepancy between the extension validation in `getExtensionForURL()` which operates on URL-decoded paths, and `appendNormalized()` which strips everything after a null byte before constructing the filesystem path. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files from the webroot, including wp-config.php, by appending a double URL-encoded null byte (%2500) followed by an allowed extension (.txt) to the file path.
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Impacted products
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kiboit PhastPress Version: *   ≤ 3.7
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