What is CVE-2025-46490?

CVE-2025-46490 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wordwebsoftware Crossword Compiler Puzzles, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2025-05-23.

How severe is CVE-2025-46490?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Wordwebsoftware Crossword Compiler Puzzles

CVE-2025-46490

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in wordwebsoftware Crossword Compiler Puzzles crossword-compiler-puzzles allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Crossword Compiler Puzzles: from n/a through <= 5.2.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.004 (34.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Wordwebsoftware Crossword Compiler Puzzles — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

audit@patchstack.com (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-46490?: CVE-2025-46490 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wordwebsoftware Crossword Compiler Puzzles, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2025-05-23.
How severe is CVE-2025-46490?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.