{"id":86961,"date":"2026-04-16T06:42:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T06:42:54","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-8422-arbitrary-file-read-vulnerability-in-propovoice-all-in-one-client-management-system-for-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8422-arbitrary-file-read-vulnerability-in-propovoice-all-in-one-client-management-system-for-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-8422: Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability in Propovoice All-in-One Client Management System for WordPress<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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 &#8211; 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-8422<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS 7.5)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise or data leakage through unauthorized file reading<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2660731015\" 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: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\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: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\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: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Propovoice: All-in-One Client Management System for WordPress | Up to and including 1.7.6.7<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1610132097\" 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>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.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/wp-content\/plugins\/propovoice\/send_email.php?file_path=\/etc\/passwd HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker sends a GET request to the send_email.php file, including a &#8216;file_path&#8217; parameter that points to &#8220;\/etc\/passwd&#8221;, a critical system file. If the server is vulnerable, its response would include the contents of the &#8216;\/etc\/passwd&#8217; file.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &#8211; a serious issue that can lead to system compromise or data leakage. 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