How to fix CVE-2025-68554?

Within 24 hours: Immediately disable the Keenarch plugin and restrict access to upload functionality; assess logs for suspicious file uploads. Within 7 days: Isolate affected systems from production environments; conduct forensic analysis of upload directories for backdoors or malicious files; evaluate alternative solutions. Within 30 days: Implement a hardened replacement plugin; deploy file integrity monitoring; establish strict file upload policies with extension and content-type validation.

CVE-2025-68554

CRITICAL

2026-03-05 [email protected]

9.9

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 22:06 vuln.today

CVE Published

Mar 05, 2026 - 06:16 nvd

CRITICAL 9.9

Description

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in zozothemes Keenarch keenarch allows Using Malicious Files.This issue affects Keenarch: from n/a through < 2.0.1.

Analysis

Unrestricted file upload in Keenarch (keenarch) WordPress theme allows uploading web shells for remote code execution.

Technical Context

CWE-434 in keenarch. Missing file type validation enables uploading PHP files.

Affected Products

['Keenarch WordPress theme']

Remediation

Update the theme. Implement strict file type validation.

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: +0.0

CVSS: +50

POC: 0

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