High File handling exploit reference

CVE-2025-12346 — MaxSite CMS HTTP Header uploads-require-maxsite.php unrestricted upload

A vulnerability was detected in MaxSite CMS up to 109. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file application/maxsite/admin/plugins/auto_post/uploads-require-maxsite.php of the component HTTP Header Handler. Performing manipulation of the argument X-Requested-FileName/X-Requested-FileUpDir results in unrestricted upload. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is now public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Published Oct 28, 2025 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: VulDB

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 0.4% (30-day exploitation probability)+5
Technical severity (high)+6

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

0.4%

ahead of 32% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026

Affects

Max-3000

Maxsite Cms and 1 more

CVSS base

8.8

High · 3 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation

None

none · proof-of-concept · active

Automatable

can an attacker script the kill-chain steps

Technical impact

Partial

partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Max-3000 Maxsite Cms, MaxSite CMS).
No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (file handling), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
Max-3000	Maxsite Cms	≤ 109	Vulnerable	NIST National Vulnerability Database
MaxSite	CMS	version 109	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
5.3	CVSS 4.0	Medium	—	—	VulDB via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
2.1	CVSS 4.0	Low	—	—	cna@vuldb.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
8.8	CVSS 3.1	High	2.8	5.9	nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database
6.3	CVSS 3.1	Medium	2.8	3.4	cna@vuldb.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
6.3	CVSS 3.1	Medium	—	—	VulDB via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
6.3	CVSS 3.0	Medium	—	—	VulDB via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
6.5	CVSS 2.0	Medium	8.0	6.4	cna@vuldb.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
6.5	CVSS 2.0	Medium	—	—	VulDB via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov)

Scoring entities (NIST, CNA, ADP) score independently; each score is shown with its origin. For prioritization we use 8.8 (NVD (NIST)) as a conservative provisional reference — not a definitive official score.

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-434 · Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.40%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
Monitor file creation in web directories and paths with traversal sequences (../).

web/proxy/WAF logsnetwork IDS/IPSfile integrity (FIM)endpoint telemetry (EDR)

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Affected products added · maxsite/cms
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
SSVC assessment updated
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 13, 2026
CVSS changed · 8.8
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Source status changed · → Analyzed
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
2025
CVE published
Oct 28, 2025 · VulDB

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

4 on the record

vuldb.com/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, third-party-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
vuldb.com/
Permissions Required, VDB Entry, signature, permissions-required, NIST National Vulnerability Database
vuldb.com/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, technical-description, NIST National Vulnerability Database
note-hxlab.wetolink.com/share/8QmDZCddHvyR
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit, NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Max-3000
every CVE for this vendor

File handling
same class

CWE-434
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

Low CVE-2026-7016 MaxSite CMS ushki Plugin cross site scripting Apr 26, 2026
Low CVE-2026-7015 MaxSite CMS Guestbook Plugin cross site scripting Apr 26, 2026
Low CVE-2026-7013 MaxSite CMS mail_send Plugin cross site scripting Apr 26, 2026
Low CVE-2026-7014 MaxSite CMS down_count Plugin cross site scripting Apr 26, 2026
Low CVE-2026-7012 MaxSite CMS Redirect Plugin cross site scripting Apr 25, 2026
Low CVE-2026-7011 MaxSite CMS Antispam Plugin plugin_antispam cross site scripting Apr 25, 2026

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2025-12346 is "MaxSite CMS HTTP Header uploads-require-maxsite.php unrestricted upload", rated High. It affects Maxsite Cms (Max-3000); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 8.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.40% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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