Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable?

Yes. If the upload feature is reachable over the network and not properly restricted, an attacker can exploit this issue remotely by uploading a malicious PHP file and then invoking it via the `/storage/` URL.

What level of access does an attacker need?

The attacker needs the ability to reach and use the Livewire Filemanager upload endpoint. In some deployments this may be publicly accessible; in others it may require authentication, but weak authorization or shared accounts can still make exploitation feasible.

What is the safest general fix pattern?

The safest approach is to enforce strict server-side whitelisting of allowed file types, store uploads only in non-executable locations, and configure the web server and PHP so that uploaded content cannot be executed as code under any circumstances.

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.8)

Unrestricted File Upload (CWE-434) in Livewire Filemanager for Laravel

CVE-2025-14894

Published:

Jan 16, 2026

Status:

Analyzed

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

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Vulnerability Type

Category:

Unrestricted File Upload

CWE:

CWE-434

Impact:

Remote Code Execution

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.8)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Unrestricted File Upload

CWE:

CWE-434

Impact:

Remote Code Execution

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.8)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Unrestricted File Upload (CWE-434) in Livewire Filemanager for Laravel

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

CRITICAL RISK

CRITICAL

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