CVE-2025-9561

The AP Background plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing authorization and insufficient file validation within the advParallaxBackAdminSaveSlider() handler in versions 3.8.1 to 3.8.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

CVSS 3.1

8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 50% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-434

Published

2025-10-03

Modified

2026-10-12

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ap-background/tags/3.8.2/includes/functions.admin.php
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/ap-background/
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e4045a2b-2bbc-4335-b6d2-af7a046f1f92?source=cve

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