Overview
This report discusses the details and potential impacts of a Path Traversal vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-32509. The vulnerability affects the WPMinds Simple WP Events plugin, used in various web applications. This vulnerability, if exploited, could lead to unauthorized access, potential system compromise, and data leakage, making it a significant security concern for users and developers alike.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-32509
Severity: High (CVSS: 7.5)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: Potential system compromise and data leakage
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Product | Affected Versions
WPMinds Simple WP Events | n/a through 1.8.17
How the Exploit Works
The vulnerability is due to an improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory (Path Traversal) in WPMinds Simple WP Events. This allows an attacker to read arbitrary files on the server’s filesystem that is running an affected version of the software. The attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request containing directory traversal character sequences to the target application.
Conceptual Example Code
The following HTTP request is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited.
GET /path/../../etc/passwd HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.comIn the above example, the attacker attempts to traverse the directory to access the ‘/etc/passwd’ file, a standard file in Unix-like operating systems that contains the necessary information to allow the system to manage user accounts.
Mitigation Guidance
Users of the affected software are strongly advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as it is available. In the meantime, users can use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability as a temporary mitigation measure.
