VidMov <= 2.3.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Path Traversal
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 2.3.9
- Affected Theme
- VidMov - Video WordPress Theme
- Affected Version
<= 2.3.8- CVSS
- 4.3Medium
- Weakness type
- CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
- CVE
CVE-2025-67914
At a glance
CVE-2025-67914 is a medium-severity Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the VidMov - Video WordPress Theme WordPress theme, affecting versions <= 2.3.8. It carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Subscriber level or above. The issue is fixed in version 2.3.9; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed January 2026, reported by Denver Jackson.
Vulnerability Overview
The VidMov - Video WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.8. 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
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.
CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Reaching this weakness in VidMov - Video WordPress Theme <= 2.3.8 takes an account at Subscriber level or above. Path traversal happens when user-controlled text is used to build a filesystem path without being constrained to an intended directory, so sequences like ../ walk the resolved path somewhere else.
Depending on the operation, it means reading files outside the intended folder — wp-config.php being the usual target — or writing to and deleting paths the web server can touch. For VidMov - Video WordPress Theme the fix is 2.3.9: builds <= 2.3.8 are affected, anything from 2.3.9 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 2.3.9, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
An attacker needs Subscriber 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: VidMov - Video WordPress Theme 2.3.9 closes this, and updating the theme is the step that ends it.
- Firewall
- Alerts
External References
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