{"id":59390,"date":"2025-07-15T03:11:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T03:11:01","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-31T11:54:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T17:54:30","slug":"cve-2025-7327-directory-traversal-vulnerability-in-widget-for-google-reviews-wordpress-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7327-directory-traversal-vulnerability-in-widget-for-google-reviews-wordpress-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-7327: Directory Traversal Vulnerability in Widget for Google Reviews WordPress Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-7327 vulnerability involves the Widget for Google Reviews plugin for WordPress, which has been found susceptible to Directory Traversal. This vulnerability is significant as it affects all versions of the plugin up to 1.0.15. The vulnerability can be exploited by authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above, to include and execute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6058-critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-wpbookit-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66495\">arbitrary files<\/a> on the server. This poses a serious cybersecurity threat as it permits the execution of any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28946-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-bzotheme-printxtore\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66201\">PHP code in those files<\/a> and can lead to potential system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-7327<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.8 CVSS Severity Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low (Subscriber-level access and above)<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: Execution of arbitrary PHP code, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7793-critical-vulnerability-in-tenda-fh451-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68622\">leading to potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2654001774\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Widget for Google Reviews <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7696-critical-php-object-injection-vulnerability-in-wordpress-plugin-integration\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70887\">WordPress Plugin<\/a> | Up to, and including, 1.0.15<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit works by manipulating the &#8216;layout&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53652-jenkins-git-parameter-plugin-unvalidated-input-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68621\">parameter of the plugin<\/a>. An attacker with at least subscriber-level access can leverage this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7340-critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-ht-contact-form-widget-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66390\">vulnerability to include and execute arbitrary files<\/a> on the server. This includes any PHP code contained within those files, even in cases where only images and other traditionally &#8220;safe&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46835-high-risk-vulnerability-in-git-gui-allows-unauthorized-file-overwrite\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66856\">file types are allowed<\/a> to be uploaded. This can result in bypassing access controls, obtaining sensitive data, or executing code, ultimately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43933-high-risk-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-via-password-reset-feature\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70888\">leading to a potential system compromise<\/a> or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3393600962\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is a conceptual example of how an HTTP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36845-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf-vulnerability-in-eveo-urve-web-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70889\">request exploiting this vulnerability<\/a> might look:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=wprev-slider-preview HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nlayout=..\/..\/..\/..\/wp-config.php%00<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker attempts to traverse the directory to include the &#8216;wp-config.php&#8217; file, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41668-critical-file-replacement-leading-to-unauthorized-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66391\">critical WordPress configuration file<\/a> containing sensitive information. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54689-high-risk-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-urna\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76668\">inclusion and execution of this file<\/a> could have serious implications, including compromise of the entire system or data leakage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The CVE-2025-7327 vulnerability involves the Widget for Google Reviews plugin for WordPress, which has been found susceptible to Directory Traversal. This vulnerability is significant as it affects all versions of the plugin up to 1.0.15. The vulnerability can be exploited by authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary files [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[91],"product":[],"attack_vector":[85],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-59390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","vendor-google","attack_vector-directory-traversal"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59390"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69097,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59390\/revisions\/69097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59390"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=59390"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=59390"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=59390"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=59390"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=59390"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=59390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}