CVE-2018-25325 Woocommerce CSV Importer 3.3.6 Path Traversal File Deletion
Registered users can delete arbitrary files, including sensitive configuration files, via path traversal in the CSV importer plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-25325?
CVE-2018-25325 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in woocommerce-csvimport WooCommerce CSV-Importer, published on 17 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Woocommerce CSV Importer 3.3.6 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows any registered user to delete arbitrary files by submitting unescaped filenames through the delete_export_file AJAX action. Attackers can craft POST requests with directory traversal sequences in the filename parameter to delete sensitive files like wp-config.php outside the intended export directory.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25325?
How do I fix CVE-2018-25325?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25325 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2018-25325 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25325 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5435-6h24-vmqj.