CVE-2025-11521

High

Description

The Astra Security Suite – Firewall & Malware Scan plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient validation of remote URLs for zip downloads and an easily guessable key in all versions up to, and including, 0.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.1
Exploit probability—
ProductAstra Security Suite – Firewall & Malware Scan
PublishedNov 11, 2025
First seenNov 11, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-285CWE-285

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
astrasecuritysuite Astra Security Suite – Firewall & Malware Scanv ≤ 0.2—

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