Willow CMS add unrestricted upload

published 2025-10-27 12 mo ago modified 2026-10-08 31 d ago also EUVD-2025-36375

cvss: 4.7; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
public exploits: 0; none known

A weakness has been identified in Willow CMS up to 1.4.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /admin/images/add. This manipulation causes unrestricted upload. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 12 mo ago (2025-10-28)

Exploit prediction

0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zacD0QLUYs8 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	5.1	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA	3.1	4.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	3.0	4.7	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	2.0	5.8	AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
CNA	4.0	2.0	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA	3.1	4.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD	3.1	7.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	2.0	5.8	AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

Willow CMS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CWE-284 Improper Access Control

References

youtube.com /watch?v=zacD0QLUYs8
exploit, media-coverage
vuldb.com /?id.330116
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /?ctiid.330116
signature, permissions-required, vdb-entry
vuldb.com /?submit.674439
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
github.com /matthewdeaves/willow/issues/132
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-12331
NVD CVE-2025-12331

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Summary