PT-2025-34199

CVE-2025-8895

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Published

2025-08-20

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Updated

2025-09-22

Description by

CVSS 3.1
9.8
Critical
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: WP Webhooks plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 3.3.5
Description: The WP Webhooks plugin for WordPress is susceptible to arbitrary file copy due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. This allows unauthenticated attackers to copy arbitrary files on the affected server to arbitrary locations. Exploitation can involve copying the contents of wp-config.php into a text file, potentially revealing database credentials when accessed through a web browser.
Recommendations: Update WP Webhooks plugin to a version later than 3.3.5.
Exploitability
Fix
Impacts
Researchers
Vendors
Affected products
Weakness enumeration
CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (\'Path Traversal\')
Related identifiers
CVE-2025-8895
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