CVE-2025-64253Network attack vector

File disclosure via admin path traversal

Published Dec 16, 2025 · Updated Dec 16, 2025

Path traversal in Health Check & Troubleshooting 1.7.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read files outside an intended directory. Patchstack has not disclosed the affected handler or the path-validation operation that accepts crafted traversal sequences. Administrator privileges are required, and the published impact is confined to file confidentiality with no integrity or availability effect.

CVSS severity4.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.47%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Health Check & Troubleshooting 1.7.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read files outside an intended directory. Patchstack has not disclosed the affected handler or the path-validation operation that accepts crafted traversal sequences. Administrator privileges are required, and the published impact is confined to file confidentiality with no integrity or availability effect.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-64253
Published
Dec 16, 2025
Updated
Dec 16, 2025
Vendor
WordPress.org
Product
Health Check & Troubleshooting
Classifications
CWE-35, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 16, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=n/a <=<= 1.7.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

WordPress.org · Health Check & Troubleshootingversion=n/a <=<= 1.7.1

Published CVSS scores

4.9PatchstackCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-35Path Traversal: '.../...//'
T1005Data from Local System

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