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CVE-2025-8422: Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability in Propovoice All-in-One Client Management System for WordPress

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Overview

This report will detail the CVE-2025-8422, a vulnerability in the All-in-One Client Management System plugin for WordPress, developed by Propovoice. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of any file on the server – a serious issue that can lead to system compromise or data leakage. This vulnerability affects all versions of the plugin up to, and including, version 1.7.6.7.

Vulnerability Summary

CVE ID: CVE-2025-8422
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: System compromise or data leakage through unauthorized file reading

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Product | Affected Versions

Propovoice: All-in-One Client Management System for WordPress | Up to and including 1.7.6.7

How the Exploit Works

The vulnerability stems from an issue within the send_email() function of the plugin. This function does not properly validate user input, permitting unauthenticated attackers to manipulate a request. This manipulation can result in the function revealing the contents of arbitrary files on the server.

Conceptual Example Code

Below is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. Note that this is a simplified example and may not reflect the exact process an attacker would use.

GET /wp-content/plugins/propovoice/send_email.php?file_path=/etc/passwd HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com

In this example, the attacker sends a GET request to the send_email.php file, including a ‘file_path’ parameter that points to “/etc/passwd”, a critical system file. If the server is vulnerable, its response would include the contents of the ‘/etc/passwd’ file.

Mitigation

Users of the Propovoice All-in-One Client Management System plugin for WordPress are advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as possible. If that is not immediately possible, the use of a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation strategy by blocking malicious requests.

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Disclaimer:

The information and code presented in this article are provided for educational and defensive cybersecurity purposes only. Any conceptual or pseudocode examples are simplified representations intended to raise awareness and promote secure development and system configuration practices.

Do not use this information to attempt unauthorized access or exploit vulnerabilities on systems that you do not own or have explicit permission to test.

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