Pro Bulk Watermark Plugin for WordPress <= 2.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Path Traversal

2025-08-25 00:00
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Strategic Overview

Status
Unpatched
Affected Version<= 2.0
CVSS4.3Medium
CVECVE-2025-4956
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Vulnerability Overview

The pro-watermark theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to perform actions on files outside of the originally intended directory.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- 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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