---
id: CVE-2025-58996
title: >-
  Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Helmut Wandl
  Advanced Settings advanced-settings allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web
  Server.This issue affects Advanced Settings: from n/a through <= 3.1.1.
summary: >-
  Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Helmut Wandl
  Advanced Settings advanced-settings allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web
  Server.This issue affects Advanced Settings: from n/a through <= 3.1.1.
severity: critical
cvss: 9.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-434
published: '2025-11-06'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T21:10:00.200'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-58996'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/advanced-settings/vulnerability/wordpress-advanced-settings-plugin-3-1-1-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
    label: audit@patchstack.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00454
epssPercentile: 0.37413
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T21:54:14.944Z'
---

## Overview

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Helmut Wandl Advanced Settings advanced-settings allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Advanced Settings: from n/a through <= 3.1.1.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.