What is CVE-2025-7441?

CVE-2025-7441 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Storychief, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-08-16.

How severe is CVE-2025-7441?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-7441 known to be exploited?

6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Arbitrary file upload in Storychief

CVE-2025-7441

The StoryChief plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.42. This vulnerability occurs through the /wp-json/storychief/webhook REST-API endpoint that does not have sufficient fil…

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.789 (99.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Storychief — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-7441?: CVE-2025-7441 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Storychief, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-08-16.
How severe is CVE-2025-7441?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-7441 known to be exploited?: 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.