Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor <= 1.27.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Path Traversal
Strategic Overview
<= 1.27.8CVE-2025-52712Vulnerability Overview
The Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.27.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to perform actions on files outside of the originally intended directory.
Technical Analysis
REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.27.9, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')) The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
External References
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