{"id":86931,"date":"2026-04-12T12:29:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T12:29:44","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-48317-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-woocommerce-payment-gateway-for-saferpay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48317-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-woocommerce-payment-gateway-for-saferpay\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2025-48317: Path Traversal Vulnerability in WooCommerce Payment Gateway for Saferpay<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

The CVE-2025-48317 identifies a critical path traversal vulnerability in the WooCommerce Payment Gateway for Saferpay, developed by Stefan Keller. This vulnerability presents a significant risk to any e-commerce platform using this payment gateway, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage. The affected versions are from n\/a through 0.4.9.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2025-48317
\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 7.5)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: None
\nImpact: Potential system compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

WooCommerce Payment Gateway for Saferpay | n\/a through 0.4.9<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

The exploit works by manipulating file paths in request parameters to traverse to arbitrary directories. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted requests to the server, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive data or compromising the server.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

Below is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. In this example, the attacker attempts to access a sensitive file outside of the intended directory:<\/p>\n

GET \/payment\/gateway?file=..\/..\/etc\/passwd HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n
Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n
The developer has issued a patch to address this vulnerability, and all users are strongly advised to update to the latest version. In cases where immediate patching is not possible, the use of a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can help to mitigate the risk temporarily.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Overview The CVE-2025-48317 identifies a critical path traversal vulnerability in the WooCommerce Payment Gateway for Saferpay, developed by Stefan Keller. This vulnerability presents a significant risk to any e-commerce platform using this payment gateway, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage. The affected versions are from n\/a through 0.4.9. Vulnerability Summary CVE ID: CVE-2025-48317 […]<\/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,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-86931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t