CVE-2025-10249

Slider Revolution <= 6.7.37 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Read

2025-10-08 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 6.7.38
Affected Plugin: Slider Revolution
Affected Version: <= 6.7.37
CVSS: 6.5Medium
Weakness type: CWE-23 · Relative Path Traversal
CVE: CVE-2025-10249

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At a glance

CVE-2025-10249 is a medium-severity Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in the Slider Revolution WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 6.7.37. It carries a CVSS score of 6.5 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Contributor level or above. The issue is fixed in version 6.7.38; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed October 2025, reported by stealthcopter.

Vulnerability Overview

The Slider Revolution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification of data due to a missing capability check on several functions in all versions up to, and including, 6.7.37. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to install and activate plugin add-ons, create sliders, and download arbitrary files.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality.

CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as .. that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.

Remediation

Update to version 6.7.38, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

An attacker needs Contributor access first, so the firewall sees the attempt as traffic from a logged-in account: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: Slider Revolution 6.7.38 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-10249 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/43f2c4e5-c19d-4b7c-849b-47052bb62cb5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-10249

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CVSS Vector

6.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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