CVE-2025-6553 | The Ovatheme Events Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerab… | CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

Description

The Ovatheme Events Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the process_checkout() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2025-6553
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 2025-06-23 20:15 UTC
Published: 2025-10-11 08:29 UTC
Last updated: 2026-04-08 17:03 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-434
CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Vendor / Product: ovatheme / Ovatheme Events Manager
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
ovatheme	Ovatheme Events Manager	—	0 ≤ 1.8.5

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-434	cna	CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.8	CRITICAL	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References (3)