CVE-2025-10162 OrderConvo <= 15.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read

High 8.6 Published Updated

Unauthenticated or low-privileged users can read arbitrary files on the server due to improper path validation in the OrderConvo 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-2025-10162?

CVE-2025-10162 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Admin and Customer Messages After Order for WooCommerce: OrderConvo, published on 7 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Admin and Customer Messages After Order for WooCommerce: OrderConvo WordPress plugin through 15.1 does not validate the path of files to be downloaded, which could allow unauthenticated users (before version 15.0) and any authenticated user such as a Subscriber (versions 15.0 to 15.1) to read arbitrary files on the server via a path traversal attack; the fix released in version 14 was incomplete and no fixed version is available.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-10162?

How do I fix CVE-2025-10162?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-10162 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-2025-10162 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-10162 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry, 1 Nuclei template and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gwm7-3ffx-268r.

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