How severe is CVE-2025-5394?

CVE-2025-5394 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2025-5394 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 48% (99th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-5394?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

Does CVE-2025-5394 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-5394 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-21416.

When was CVE-2025-5394 published?

CVE-2025-5394 was published on 2025-07-15 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-5394

CVE-2025-5394 is a critical-severity vulnerability with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score of 48% places it in the 99th percentile, indicating an elevated likelihood of exploitation. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-862.

Key facts

Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.8)
EPSS exploit prediction: 48% (99th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-21416
Weakness: CWE-862
Published: 2025-07-15
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

The Alone – Charity Multipurpose Non-profit WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to a missing capability check on the alone_import_pack_install_plugin() function in all versions up to, and including, 7.8.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload zip files containing webshells disguised as plugins from remote locations to achieve remote code execution. CVE-2025-54019 is likely a duplicate of this.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-5394?: The Alone – Charity Multipurpose Non-profit WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to a missing capability check on the alone_import_pack_install_plugin() function in all versions up to, and including, 7.8.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload zip files containing webshells disguised as plugins from remote locations to achieve remote code execution. CVE-2025-54019 is likely a duplicate of this.
How severe is CVE-2025-5394?: CVE-2025-5394 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2025-5394 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 48% (99th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2025-5394?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
Does CVE-2025-5394 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-5394 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-21416.
When was CVE-2025-5394 published?: CVE-2025-5394 was published on 2025-07-15 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

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